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Friends and Friendly
Graduate students and junior professors need to navigate relationships in departments where people may not like to admit that hierarchies exist, writes Nate Kreuter.
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What Not to Do
Search committees need to stop being rude to job candidates, writes Afshan Jafar.
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Loss Through the Lens of Autumn
As in Dickinson’s famous poem, we don’t generally stop for death. Maria Shine Stewart considers how empathy might ease the pain of loss on kinder campuses.
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The Limits of Anecdotes
Stories from a senior faculty member's past may be more fun to tell than they are helpful to those trying to navigate academic careers, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.
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Job Market Trick or Treat
It's a great day to think about the interview questions that most terrify you, write Cheryl Reed and Dawn M. Formo.
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Working for a Cause
Working with nonprofit groups has a special set of rewards and challenges. Jessica Quillin offers advice on collaborating with mission-driven (but often resource-impaired) organizations.
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Presidents and Doctorates
Recent controversies raise anew questions about whether community college leaders need Ph.D.s, writes Angela Provart.
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Why I (Usually) Wear a Tie
Professors send a message with their attire, writes Nate Kreuter.