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Making the Most of Collaborative Projects
Keisha N. Blain, who has experienced both rewarding and frustrating aspects of scholarly collaboration, offers advice.
Calling Attention to a Postdoc's Struggles and Suicide
Author of a scientific paper fought for years to find a journal to accept his work, which has an acknowledgments section that includes a tribute to a colleague.
Why Faculty Members Should Not Help With Move-In Day
How did we get to the point in higher education, asks Deborah J. Cohan, where we’re being asked to participate in so many customer-oriented gimmicks?
Writing Successful Grant Proposals
Most sizable grants are just too large and complex to write in a single heroic burst of last-minute effort, says Victoria McGovern, who offers advice on how to craft successful proposals.
Saying You’re Sorry
University presidents often seem to struggle to issue apologies in controversial cases, but some say they tend to have reason to be cautious.
Supporting LGBTQI Survivors, Part I
Few resources exist that specifically deal with relationship violence within LGBTQI college populations, writes Jackson Wright Shultz, who provides advice to help change that situation.
A Sound Prevention Base for Addressing Campus Sexual Violence
While institutions must investigate and respond to sexual assaults in an efficient and consistent way, we would do well to focus more time and energy on prevention and education, write Brian Van Brunt and Amy Murphy.
Truths to Be Told: Leaving Grad School and Getting a Job
Terri E. Givens looks back on how she made the move to her first academic job after graduate school.