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A Committee's Bad Choice
Dear Survival Guide: I’m an administrator at a university and I’m caught between a committee and a hard place. The...
A Road Less Traveled
Michael Benson considers lessons of path that led him from a doctorate in Middle Eastern history to a job roofing houses to fund raising and to college presidencies.
Balance Is a Myth
Stop blaming yourself for failing to achieve what is generally impossible to find on the tenure track, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.
Know Your Audience
Mary W. Walters considers two key ways to improve your odds of winning the favor of grant review committees.
Setting Expectations
A new semester means a new round of student requests. Rob Weir knows what to say to students who "need an A."
Stop Talking, Start Walking
Kerry Ann Rockquemore wants your time allocation to match the criteria that will be used to judge your tenure bid.
Advice for Wannabe Profs
Terri E. Givens considers what to tell a would-be graduate student about the job market and life as an academic.
Lessons of an Academic Vagabond
Having worked at five different colleges, Melissa Nicolas writes that there are commonalities every tenure-track faculty member needs to remember.