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It Shouldn't Be So Hard
After the cover letter and CV, there is probably no single criterion more critical to job candidates’ success than their...
A Boss Who Plays Favorites
When your supervisor can see the merits of only one person in the division, and it's not you, options are limited, writes C.K. Gunsalus.
'Congratulations, I Think'
I was elected president of our college's faculty senate last spring semester. One colleague’s response nicely captures the gist of...
Academe as Meritocracy
Maybe The Economist and other critics of Ph.D. programs that admit more students than can expect to find good academic jobs are missing the benefits of the system, writes Joshua A. Tucker.
Revising a Writing Group
As the series comes to an end, Karen Hoelscher describes her university's effort to remake its faculty development program, and what other colleges might learn.
Producing Academic Leaders
Higher education can attract more faculty members to the administrative ranks and -- eventually -- presidencies by changing the way chairs, deans and provosts are guided, writes Susan Resneck Pierce.
We Ignore 'The Economist'
Well now, there's The Economist with this year’s “ Doctorates are a Waste of Time” article. This piece falls in...
Scholar as Public Intellectual
Many researchers are disinclined or unprepared to communicate their ideas beyond the academy, but they should make the effort, writes William Tyson.