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Get Ready for Your Search

Claire Potter offers advice for those going on the market for the first time, those who never left, and those who are returning.
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11 Things to Know

Sabine Hikel, in the debut of a new column, shares some truths about the decision to work outside of higher education.
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Trusting the Amateurs

Job interviewers often avoid asking questions about candidates' areas of expertise out of fear of “discriminating.” What’s wrong with discrimination? asks Mikita Brottman.
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Leaves and Expectations

C.K. Gunsalus considers what to do in a department where some consider time away from teaching duties to be a privilege and others consider it a right.
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Fast Tracking a Ph.D.

It can be done: Judy Beth Morris describes how she finished her doctorate in three years, and how you can, too (if the stars align).
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Can You Afford to Adjunct?

A long-time adjunct warns against assuming non-tenure-track work is your best option -- and some advice if you head in that direction anyway.
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7 Things to Do Now

Rob Weir offers advice on how to get ready this summer before you get ready for a new fall position.
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The Literature Review

Nancy Rivenburgh writes that graduate students should consider its purpose before organizing and writing a crucial part of research papers.