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Postdocs Need People, Especially Each Other
The impulse to reach out and talk to another human being is what will help you the most right now—and also in the future, writes Briana Mohan.
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The Evolving Ethics of Early Decision
Jim Jump considers the issues and the way they are changing.
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Climate Change, the University and ‘The Great Displacement’
A fantastic companion book to Bryan Alexander’s newly published Universities on Fire.
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Memorializing a Fraught Past
How to make statues and monuments more meaningful when past figures and events’ legacies are complicated or ambiguous.
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Doubling Down on Nathan Heller's Flawed Essay
English professors shouldn't repeat romanticized myths about the state of their field.
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Couch, Clinic, Scanner
Scott McLemee reviews David Hellerstein’s The Couch, the Clinic, and the Scanner: Stories From Three Revolutionary Eras of the Mind.
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20 Years of Experiencing Asian Invisibility in Academe
While some people may dismiss the phenomenon as no big deal, it is so strong that it’s as if a person does not physically exist, writes Keith Nabb.