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Handling the Hot Water
What should you do if your research lands you in controversy? M. V. Lee Badgett offers advice.
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Grad Students, Entrepreneurialism and Career Preparation
Grad students need to apply to their career preparation the same entrepreneurial spirit they apply to their academic research, argues James M. Van Wyck.
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Unfriending Friends
Being a minority of any kind in academe can be difficult, writes Manya Whitaker. But you can be much happier if you don't force relationships with people whom you are not naturally inclined to befriend.
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Why Do They Leave?
If you want to know why underrepresented faculty members decide to leave your department, ask them, advises Kerry Ann Rockquemore.
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From Linguistic Judo to Hustle
Career development requires energy and flexibility in a fluid job market, writes Alfreda James, and graduate students now have many more sources and accessible options for advice related to it.
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Making Time for Research
Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist talked with midcareer faculty members to identify the challenges they've confronted, as well as four key strategies to surmount those challenges.
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Using Your Research for Change
Effective communication gives you the means to reach deep into the institutions that make decisions that affect us all, writes M. V. Lee Badgett.
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Career Advice by the Book
Natalie Lundsteen shares a shortlist of standout books providing valuable guidance to Ph.D.s engaged in a career search.