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Writing a Cover Letter for a Community College Job
Focus on teaching and students and what your potential employer is looking for, writes Alexis Nelson.
Making a Perfect Match
The job application process is a little like Internet dating, writes Kevin Brown. Keep that in mind, he says, when putting together your cover letters.
Collaborating and Co-Authoring
Joint authorship is a helpful way for young scholars to get started in publishing -- and Philip Howard describes the steps to take to ensure a successful start.
Check It Out by Checking It Off
When it comes to grading essay exams, writes Rob Weir, Mr. Chips was wrong.
Lessons of 33 Years as a President
As he prepares to lead his fifth campus, Richard S. Meyers consider the rules -- for chief executives, faculties and others -- that promote presidential success.
When You Don't Want to Teach That Course
Dear Survival Guide: My chair just asked me to teach a course I've never taught, and which I think is...
What I Wish I'd Known About Tenure
Leslie M. Phinney discusses tenure and what should you know about the tenure process when starting an academic career.
Oh the (need for) humanity…
Teresa Mangum suggests some basic rules of communication and courtesy for search committees.