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Mentors vs. Sponsors
Kerry Ann Rockquemore describes how to woo a key backer for your academic career.
Attitude Adjustment
James M. Van Wyck thinks about what he wishes he had understood about the academic job market at the start of his doctoral education.
Midcareer Melancholy
Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist consider job (dis)satisfaction among associate professors.
Sometimes Permission, Always Forgiveness
Sometimes an academic has to ignore a few rules to get things done, writes Nate Kreuter.
Jumping in the Deep End
Terri E. Givens describes her decision, six years after returning to a faculty job, to become a provost.
Let's Talk About Twitter
Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers questions for pretenure academics to consider before getting active on controversial topics on social media.
They Aren't Supposed to Ask That
It's important to be prepared for illegal questions, and to think through how you want to respond to them, writes Natalie Lundsteen.
The Guilt of Summer School
Ulf Kirchdorfer explains why he -- like most of the world, but unlike many other professors -- works during the summer.