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What 'Counts'?
Ruth Starkman considers how departments are (and should be) considering digital scholarship -- and what young scholars should know about how their work will be evaluated.
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Starting Out in Student Affairs
Josh Milstein considers the transition from a graduate program to the first job.
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The Toughest Class You’ll Ever Take
Why become an academic leader? Elizabeth Simmons contends that it enables you to extend your love of learning into a new arena.
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Don't Sweat the 4/4
People starting their academic careers shouldn't write off jobs at teaching-intensive colleges, writes Melanie Springer Mock.
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The Rogue Scholar
Brandy Schillace explains how she is transitioning from a tenure-track position to an alt-ac career.
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2012 in Review
Terri E. Givens reflects on a year in which issues of balance and stress received renewed attention -- amid growing worries about the future of academic careers.
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On Guns in My Classroom
There are issues on which faculty members need to draw a line, writes Nate Kreuter.
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Consider Staying
Just because you finish your Ph.D. doesn't mean you have to do a national job search, writes Rachel Leventhal-Weiner. Sometimes your best bet is to make a career where you are.