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The Students We Worried About Are Now Our Colleagues
New faculty who were in graduate school during the pandemic missed out on an important aspect of scholarly formation.
After Tenure, I Made Room for Art
Academic careers often demand conformity. Any perceived deviation from the path to tenure can pose a risk.
How Interdisciplinary Research Can Benefit Early Career Academics
An award-winning early career researcher offers ways to navigate publishing, funding, geography and methodologies outside your discipline, and why junior academics should be ambitious.
Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?
Universities and groups pushing to change higher ed have said they support intellectual diversity and similar terms. But few say they’re explicitly trying to attract more right-leaning scholars.
Why Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal
Academic success can train us to depend on institutional recognition. Who are we without it?
Thoughts on My Daughter’s First Day of School
A scheduling conflict with a department meeting led me to wonder, why do I instinctually want to put work first?
5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years Out of Academia
Life and work on the other side might be quite different than you think.
External Letters Done Right: Practical Tips for P&T Candidates, Committees and Reviewers
No party should neglect this important stage in the tenure and promotion process.