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Going Independent

How can Ph.D.s decide if a freelance or independent consultant path is right for them? Jessica Taylor and Desiree Barron-Callaci offer insight.

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Opinion

Making Sense of Social Security

Timing is critical in deciding when to draw Social Security benefits, Alexander Aldrich writes.

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Reimagining the CFO Role

The CFO role has gotten progressively more challenging, Jen Meyers Pickard and Melody Rose write.

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From Close Reading to Career Advising

Laura Evers and Emily Sferra Kapela offer advice for how to transition from an English Ph.D. program to a role in career development.

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Living Between Libraries

Fidan Cheikosman asks what it means to find home as an international scholar.

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Just Say No to Teaching Demos

Aditya Simha argues that teaching demos tell search committees very little about a faculty job candidate.

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Make Friends Early in Your Career

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can benefit in many ways from prioritizing friendships, Yi Hao and Mallory Neil write.

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College English Classrooms Should Be Slow

We need to give students the time to do their best reading and thinking, Luke Vines writes.