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Letters of Assessment
A request to write letters evaluating other faculty for tenure and promotion means that other people think you are qualified to make this important assessment. It can also be terrifying, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist.
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Presidential Spouse as Utility Player
Sometimes it's best for a presidential spouse to avoid the role of a home-run-crushing slugger and to focus instead on relatively inconspicuous but worthwhile endeavors, writes Mort Maimon.
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In Loco Personal Trainer
Exercise improves cognition, so it's time for colleges to require physical education throughout a student's undergraduate experience, writes Karen Costa.
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Cultivating a Career Calling
How do you “follow your passion” when it is unclear or is seemingly unconnected with what you understand about work? Paula Di Rita Wishart provides advice.
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Gender Transitions in Academe, Part I
Rachel McKinnon offers advice to administrators on how to handle the gender transitions of others on the campus.
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Stop Resisting Nonfaculty Careers
You can love your field, your specialty area and academe, but sometimes they won't love you back, writes Christine Kelly.
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Stuck in a Writing Rut
Even if you haven't yet tackled your summer writing project, you still have plenty of time to make significant progress, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.
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The Scholar on the Set
Erin L. Thompson gives advice to academics being interviewed on television about how to be a good talking head (even if you’re wearing the wrong shoes).