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The Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City, site of Broadway premiere of the musical “Hamilton”

Higher Education Is Not a Musical

The narrative that faculty can overcome anything through individual agency may be similar to that of a Broadway hit, yet it’s a fantasy, writes Juliet Shields.

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Sabbaticals as Engines of Liberation

Annmarie Caño gives advice to help both institutional leaders and faculty rethink them and develop practices that promote learning, growth and creativity.

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Avoiding the ‘Curse of Knowledge’ in Your Writing

When seeking an academic editor, you may want to consider a generalist, writes Natalie Schriefer, who suggests how to find the best one for your work.

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How Deans Can Help End Service Slacking

Richard Badenhausen suggests ways they can chip away at the phenomenon, most of which don’t cost money and are replicable across institutions.

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Mental Health and Career Transitions

Grad students and postdocs about to embark on a job search can sustain their well-being by taking a holistic approach, write Pallavi Eswara and Lauren Lyon.

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Singing the Presidency

R. Barbara Gitenstein describes the leadership skills she learned studying to be an opera singer that she's applied as a top administrator.

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25 Rules for Successful Research Professors

Richard Primack offers advice for how to be a happy, healthy and productive researcher year after year.

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Let’s Finally Tackle the Problem of Pay Inequity

Higher ed must go beyond buzz words and stop hiding behind performative equity, which does not create change, writes Rochelle Sennet.