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It’s Not Them: It’s You

Rather than fixating on students’ supposed deficiencies, professors should recommit to core principles for learning, Erin Morris Miller writes.

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A Primer on Commercialization Postdocs

A commercialization postdoc program might be exactly what you need to launch your career, Chris Smith and Tomer Joshua write.

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4 Questions and 5 Tips for Transitioning to Independent School Teaching

As this particular alt-ac pipeline grows more crowded, Tony Lilly offers advice for how Ph.D. holders can succeed—and insights into why some fail.

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Opinion

So You Want to Be a Disrupter

Jeffrey Herbst offers advice for how college leaders can prepare themselves for bruising battles over controversial changes in institutional direction.

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The Power of Reflection and Intentionality

Reflection is a critical career-planning skill to cultivate while in graduate school and beyond, Lauren Lyon and Amruta Inamdar write.

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Scholarship Thrives on Peripheral Vision

Don’t be limited by what’s straight ahead, David Labaree writes.

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Beyond the Research-Teaching Divide: Practical Steps for Educators

Sam Illingworth suggests five low-lift strategies for integrating research into teaching.

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Cultivating a Postdoc Community

Elizabeth Eikmann and Paola Cépeda suggest practical initiatives to build postdocs’ sense of community and belonging.