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Beyond Research-Teaching Divide
A successful pitch to a liberal arts college needs to involve more than just doing the opposite of what one might do for a research university, writes Christopher Leise.
A Dozen Sentences
Philip N. Howard identifies the lines that are needed in every cover letter by a graduate student or new Ph.D. seeking an academic job.
An Alternative to ABD
Academe shuns the many doctoral students who are “all but dissertation.” Jill Yesko proposes another way that would help them and institutions alike: the Certificate of Doctoral Completion.
I Just Used to Work Here
Cliffton Price considers the work adjuncts are asked to do after their courses (and compensation) are over.
Rejections
Terry McGlynn reflects on turning down those who applied for two openings in searches he led, and those who didn't apply to a teaching-oriented institution.
An Anti-Conference (Interview) Manifesto
The arguments in favor of the time-honored ritual don't apply in an era of tight job markets and tight budgets for job-seekers, writes Patrick Iber.
Interviews in Student Affairs
Sonja Ardoin tells you how to prepare and what to expect.
Looking Beyond the Tenured
As the academic leadership pipeline dries up, colleges should adjust their policies to give non-tenure-track faculty a better shot at administrative jobs, Kristan Venegas and Adrianna Kezar argue.