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Leading Through Uncertainty

As leaders, we can help others manage uncertainty, even if we can’t provide all the answers, Jen Heemstra writes.

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How to Ensure You’ll Never Be a Chair Again

Want out of the chair role? Lisa Chasan-Taber and Barry Braun offer 10 tips for failing (up).

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Opinion

Looking for an International Research Job?

For U.S.-trained scientists searching for early-career research opportunities in other countries, Sonali Majumdar suggests some approaches to consider.

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Opinion

5 Easy Ways Professors Skeptical About Group Work Can Use It

Getting students to actively engage in class discussions is a common challenge, but group exercises can help both new and experienced instructors accomplish just that.

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What a Dean Needs

Deans are integral to true academic transformation. Here are some ways we can better support them, Rob Kramer writes.

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Relationships as Resistance

Sylvia C. Spears and Deborah Kronenberg offer practical ideas and inspiration for deepening relationships with students and colleagues as a way of navigating the political moment.

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Growing Orchids Amid Dandelions

A floral metaphor offers a way to think about the work of teaching and learning centers, JT Torres, Lance Eaton and Deborah Kronenberg write.

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Our College Closed: Advice for Navigating Professional Deaths and Rebirths

Jennifer N. Suriano, Terri Ward and Julienne Cuccio Slichko share insights for other faculty looking for new jobs after a college closure.