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The Truth of Horror
Mark S. James describes how when marginalized faculty are not deemed or treated as worthy, they can feel like ghosts, even when tenured.
Zoom, The Live Sessions and Engaging Pedagogies
Andrew Pegoda describes the advantages of bringing together students and the authors they are reading for class and other experts.
The Art of Recommendation Letters
Karla Erickson describes how to write about others in ways that honor their significance without being engulfed by the increasing demands.
Dealing With Financial Challenges: A Provost’s Perspective
After more than two decades on the job, Jim Hunt offers his thoughts on those challenges and suggests questions other provosts should consider.
No Limits: Failing and Winning Like Michael Phelps
Adriana Bankston provides advice for how to turn setbacks into opportunities and other guidelines for approaching your career like a champion.
Helping Faculty Members Cultivate Joy in Writing
Academics internalize that we must “publish or perish,” but that message creates fear, loathing and pressure, write Deborah J. Cohan and Barbara J. Risman.
No More Job Postings
After Letitia Henville heard many grad students say they didn’t apply for positions she knew they qualified for, she took a new approach to the hiring process.
How Can We Address Campus Conflict?
Megan Halteman Zwart provides advice on how to create conditions that help all students to learn amid culture wars and national controversies.