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Opinion

How to Save the Take-Home Essay by Making the Writing Process Visible

AI-detection scores are a black box. But a writing process visualizer lays the groundwork for rich conversations about AI and writing.

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Opinion

Why Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal

Academic success can train us to depend on institutional recognition. Who are we without it?

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Opinion

Breaking the Cycle of Bad Mentoring

It stops with us.

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Opinion

What My Students Said About a Phone and Laptop Ban

Students were mostly supportive of the policy, saying that banning electronic devices from the classroom improved their learning.

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Opinion

Which Conflicts Matter?

Graduate students need more than communication skills. They need the discernment to know when to engage, when to listen and when to let something go.

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Opinion

Thoughts on My Daughter’s First Day of School

A scheduling conflict with a department meeting led me to wonder, why do I instinctually want to put work first?

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Opinion

5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years Out of Academia

Life and work on the other side might be quite different than you think.

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Opinion

The Last 100 Days

The leadership literature focuses on the first 100 days in a new role. But what about the last 100 before you leave?