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Career Advice Teaching

Your PowerPoints Probably Suck

But you can easily improve them, writes Zachary Nowak, who offers 10 suggestions for how to do that.

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Opinion
Career Advice Advancing in the Faculty

A Timetable for Navigating Your Tenure Journey

Ruth Monnier and Mark M. Diacopoulos provide advice to demystify the tenure process, especially at a teaching institution.

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Career Advice Carpe Careers

Cultivating Life-Giving Habits for Career Wellness

Sharon Fleshman offers advice for committing to regular career wellness practices.

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Career Advice

What to Actually Look for in a Mentor

Contrary to a popular catchphrase, Evan D. Morris writes that students should seek mentors who look out for them—not just those who look like them.

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Career Advice Teaching

Mindful Teaching in Moments of Tension

Rosalie Metro offers ideas for facilitating sensitive classroom conversations with compassion this election season.

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Career Advice Carpe Careers

The Art of Giving a Credible Recommendation

Vanessa Doriott Anderson offers advice on a process that, if done well, should be anything but perfunctory.

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Career Advice Advancing in the Faculty

Why Grad Schools Should Make the Case for Public Scholarship

Deborah J. Cohan offers seven reasons why grad schools should help students cultivate the ability to write for a larger audience.

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Career Advice Seeking a Faculty Job

Making Employment Agreements for Success

It’s more important than ever that faculty members be thoughtful about and understand the functions and limits of academic contracts, writes Peter F. Lake.