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Learning From Improv
A form of comedy can build confidence and agility in Ph.D.s going into job interviews, writes Jake Livengood.
How to Talk About Assessment
At many interviews for faculty jobs these days, you'll be asked about assessment. Melissa Dennihy offers some ideas on how to answer.
Attitude Adjustment
James M. Van Wyck thinks about what he wishes he had understood about the academic job market at the start of his doctoral education.
They Aren't Supposed to Ask That
It's important to be prepared for illegal questions, and to think through how you want to respond to them, writes Natalie Lundsteen.
Treadmill to Oblivion
An anonymous instructor describes 25 years working as an adjunct.
Professional Development on a Ph.D.'s Schedule
Time is limited, but doctoral students and postdocs need to keep adding skills, writes Thomas Magaldi.
Developing Your Story
Engage mentors to figure out the best career path, even if that path is outside academe or isn't what a mentor may have initially expected, writes Stephanie K. Eberle.
My 15 Minutes, One Year Later
A year after Patrick Iber's story of rejection captured so much attention, he offers an update.