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Opinion

External Letters Done Right: Practical Tips for P&T Candidates, Committees and Reviewers

No party should neglect this important stage in the tenure and promotion process.

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Opinion

Teaching Controversial Topics When Information Is Incomplete

Students need guidance to help them move beyond emotional reaction to evidentiary analysis.

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Opinion

An Academy for Career Allies

We built the Career Allies Academy for faculty and staff on the premise that career development is everybody’s business.

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Opinion

The Rise of In-House Executive Search in Higher Ed

The development of internal executive recruiting teams offers a compelling alternative to external search firms.

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Opinion

How Becoming an Influencer Can Make You a Better Scientist

Far from frivolous, science communication on social media forces us to confront the context of our research on a daily basis.

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Opinion

Before the Record: Proofs as Ritual

In publication, as in teaching, academic life is full of threshold moments.

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Opinion

Trump Attacks Academia—and Grad Students Ask if It’s Worth Saving

It’s not just the federal government that’s telling grad students their work doesn’t matter.

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Opinion

A University Is Not a President’s to Remake

A recent Inside Higher Ed interview describes in unusually candid terms an increasingly popular—and problematic—view of the president’s role.