Last year I sought no fewer than two dozen recommendation letters. A baker’s dozen were for grant proposals. Six were for writing and reporting fellowships, three for a visiting research scholar ...

In 2011, I wrote roughly 90 formal letters of recommendation for students’ graduate-school and scholarship applications. While some of those letters were slightly retouched versions of the same ...

As equity problems in the academy have come under necessary scrutiny, many academics have identified letters of recommendation as a common site for problems of increased inequity at the undergraduate, ...

State Regulations on Letters of Recommendation. Letters of recommendation are a standard part of many employment ... grant immunity to people who give recommendations to prospective employees as ...

If you have been asked to write a recommendation letter, it isn't something to take lightly. The job seeker is trusting you to provide a testimonial about their skills and work ethic in the hopes ...

Question: One of my former co-workers recently asked me for a letter of recommendation. I've never written one before. How do I write a recommendation for a co-worker? – Curtis.

Letters of recommendation are very important in our decision-making process. These letters should come from individuals who know the candidate well and who are in a capacity to objectively judge the ...