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What's Holding You Back?

Now that we’re almost halfway into the fall semester, it’s an ideal time to stop and evaluate your progress. I...
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Friends and Mentors - I

Erin Wunker considers how much academics gain from close ties to senior scholars and to students.
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Friends and Mentors - II

It's OK (and for many women it may be necessary) to say that you have enough friends, without your students, writes Heather Zwicker.
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Rules for Science Job Talks

Lynda F. Delph offers advice on a crucial test for job candidates.
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The N-Word

The adjunct fired by Towson U. last week may have been clumsy and inexact in his language, but the university had no business firing him, writes Cary Nelson.
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Time Out to Write

It’s crucial to save time for writing and tune out distractions, write Carmen Werder and Karen Hoelscher.
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Am I Done Yet?

When should a graduate student go on the market? Fabio Rojas offers suggestions.
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Just Say No

If you want your career to advance, you need to minimize service work, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.