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Evaluating Opportunities

Kerry Ann Rockquemore takes a question about an offer to write a textbook and discusses the need to have a system for figuring out when to say yes and when not to.

Tournament of Bad Job Searching

Jake Livengood creates a bracket for the new Ph.D. seeking a position.

Lessons From a Bad Semester

A confluence of events kept Kevin Brown out of the classroom for almost a month last semester. Here's what he learned about his students, his colleagues and his teaching.

Failing Fast? Fail Better!

To win tenure, you should constantly write and constantly seek feedback, without worrying too much if some of the feedback is negative, write Kenneth Womack and Nichola D. Gutgold.

Tenured and Happy

Cynthia Wu didn't experience the angst many report, at least not about her own career. But she finds herself thinking about the responsibility of a former adjunct to those who aren't yet on the tenure track.

Combating Isolation

The thrill of being hired for a tenure-track job can easily be replaced by feeling all alone in a new town, far from your loved ones. Kerry Ann Rockquemore helps you evaluate your options.

To Be Unaccepted

Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder writes about being denied tenure -- and bouncing back.