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3 Questions for Ph.D. Student Brittany Washington
A conversation with the author of a paper on contingent faculty.
10 Survival Tips for New Professors
Benjamin Pacini offers advice that can help you make your life as an instructor a little easier and, more important, benefit your students.
Unextreme Vetting
Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein are skeptical search firms will step up their diligence to root out research misconduct.
On Authenticity and Leadership in Academe
Being true to ourselves is a barometer of well-being, but what if aspects of our true selves are counterproductive for us or our institution? Jacob A. Brown, C. K. Gunsalus, Nicholas C. Burbules and Thomas Byrne offer some answers.
‘Never Enough’ and the Roots of Our College Student Mental Health Crisis
Can universities be a counterweight to a toxic achievement culture?
Academic Life Without a Smartphone
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera doesn’t have a smartphone—and he thinks scholars should be asking a lot more questions about how the devices are affecting academic life.