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Why I Take Students' Cellphones
Kevin Brown gives three reasons he decided to make it a policy in his classroom.
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How Getting Involved Can Get You Ahead
Serving on a committee or being otherwise engaged in campus projects provides exposure to career development information and networking opportunities, as well as evidence of practical, essential skills, writes Melissa Dalgleish.
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Advice for Writing -- and Finishing -- Your Dissertation
Bertin M. Louis offers five tips for moving past intimidation all the way to completion.
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Improving the Graduate School Experience
Leslie Ellen Blood describes three ways to help increase graduate student satisfaction and success.
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How to Write a Successful Cover Letter
Victoria Reyes offers some dos and don'ts for those who are new on the academic job market.
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Ditching the Syllabus Monologue
Traci Levy provides four tips to improve the first day of class.
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10 Ways to Make Sure Your Writing Happens
Christine Tulley gives advice for how to use a weekly writing day productively.
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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.