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Getting a Life in the Humanities
Greg Colón Semenza and Garrett A. Sullivan Jr. share some of the reflections in their new book about careers in academe -- notwithstanding all the negative stories.
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Becoming a Renaissance CBO
The role of the chief business officer is changing (and expanding) dramatically, and current and prospective CBOs must broaden their skills and approaches, write Thomas Ayers and Karen Goldstein.
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Mentors vs. Sponsors
Kerry Ann Rockquemore describes how to woo a key backer for your academic career.
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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.
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Midcareer Melancholy
Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist consider job (dis)satisfaction among associate professors.
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Sometimes Permission, Always Forgiveness
Sometimes an academic has to ignore a few rules to get things done, writes Nate Kreuter.
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Jumping in the Deep End
Terri E. Givens describes her decision, six years after returning to a faculty job, to become a provost.
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Let's Talk About Twitter
Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers questions for pretenure academics to consider before getting active on controversial topics on social media.