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Opinion

The Self-Declared Pseudosabbatical

By treating breaks in the academic calendar more intentionally, faculty can carve out informal periods of time away between once-every-seven-years sabbaticals.

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Opinion

What Does the Editorial Board Do, Anyway?

The work of a scholarly press’s editorial board may fly under the radar, but it’s critical in upholding quality and protecting academic freedom.

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Opinion

How to Form and Sustain a Faculty Growth Club

The first rule of faculty Growth Club is that you can (and should) talk about it.

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Opinion

Rebalancing Academic Productivity

Writing accountability groups support all faculty and address unequal workloads.

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Opinion

Our College Closed: Advice for Navigating Professional Deaths and Rebirths

Jennifer N. Suriano, Terri Ward and Julienne Cuccio Slichko share insights for other faculty looking for new jobs after a college closure.

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Opinion

5 Questions to Ask When Writing Your Book

Considering these five issues early in the writing process can help focus and shape your manuscript, Katherine Ann Wiley writes.

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Opinion

Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees

The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups called the approaches wrong.

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Opinion

Stop Making Bad Research Posters

New research suggests a better way.