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A Failure to Communicate
Don't assume what your colleague is thinking -- in-person discussion can avoid misunderstanding and build constructive relationships, writes John P. Frazee.
Introducing a New Column
Kerry Ann Rockquemore answers the questions she most often receives from minority scholars launching their careers.
Writing an Introductory Email
Paula Wishart offers advice on how to increase your response rate.
It’s the Teaching, Stupid!
Most job advertisements in the humanities and social sciences make the bad mistake of positioning tenure-track search committees to learn...
Use the Numbers
Faculty members need to learn to understand higher education finances, writes Nate Kreuter.
'Doing It My Way'
Arica Lubin interviews Jean-luc Doumont about his unconventional career for an applied physics Ph.D.
Being Foreign on the U.S. Academic Market
International graduate students are faced with an added challenge on the U.S. job market -- get a job or go home -- but it's possible to turn their foreignness to their advantage, Christopher Garland writes.
Dealing With the Press
Rob Weir offers some suggestions for professors on what to do when reporters call.