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Individual Mask Mandates: Readers Respond
In which wise and worldly readers address whether individual faculty should be able to require masks in their sections.
Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations Are Hard
To head off common problems, Margaret Schedel and Heather Lynch recommend three questions you should always ask when developing your academic prenup.
Lessons on Teaching Together
After three years as co-teachers, Ellen Song and Mark John Sanchez offer lessons for other academics currently engaged in, or hoping to begin, collaborative instruction.
Fighting Campus Anti-Semitism Before It Explodes
It is not unreasonable to believe that something terrible could happen when activists with grievances return to campuses, warns Jeffrey Herbst, and colleges currently aren’t ready.
4 Key Lessons Learned
Success in grad school hinges on planning ahead, seeking mentors and articulating your skills, write students Lydia Gandy-Fastovich and Kirby Livingston, along with their supervisors, Alissa Ewer and Eileen Callahan.
Class-Specific Mask Requirements
Should professors be allowed to require masks in their own in-person sections?
An Unexpectedly Great Gap Year
Anuj Manchanda didn’t want to take a year off. He’s absolutely glad he did.
Should You Get That Ph.D.?
A response to Arie Spirgel’s piece, “Do You Really Need a Ph.D.?”