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Demystifying the Campus Visit
Dada Docot provides advice for effectively preparing ahead of time.
Microclimates: Contesting a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Trans Equality
Challenging interpersonal and systemic transphobia requires context-specific interventions, writes Derek P. Siegel.
Advice for Writing -- and Finishing -- Your Dissertation
Bertin M. Louis offers five tips for moving past intimidation all the way to completion.
The Elephant in the Room: A Fat Woman in Academe
In spite of the growing attention given to body positivity and fat acceptance movements, Bobbi Reidinger writes, weight-based discrimination affects the levels of power and influence afforded such a scholar.
Introducing the Next Editor of ‘Conditionally Accepted’
Bertin M. Louis Jr., the new editor of Inside Higher Ed's column, describes his vision for it moving forward.
Lessons From a First-Gen, Working-Class Latinx Student
Alicia M. Reyes-Barriéntez shares five things she wishes she'd known when she left home to attend a predominantly white institution.
Networking Strategies for Academics Who Are Bad at It
Bedelia Nicola Richards describes how, by redefining networking, she's been able to move away from her negative disposition toward it and cultivate genuine connections with colleagues.
'Has Anyone Asked About That Pin?'
Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, a black medical student at a university hospital, considers the impact of a white colleague displaying a symbol of racial justice in his attire.