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Advice for Writing -- and Finishing -- Your Dissertation

Bertin M. Louis offers five tips for moving past intimidation all the way to completion.

The Elephant in the Room: A Fat Woman in Academe

In spite of the growing attention given to body positivity and fat acceptance movements, Bobbi Reidinger writes, weight-based discrimination affects the levels of power and influence afforded such a scholar.

Introducing the Next Editor of ‘Conditionally Accepted’

Bertin M. Louis Jr., the new editor of Inside Higher Ed's column, describes his vision for it moving forward.

Lessons From a First-Gen, Working-Class Latinx Student

Alicia M. Reyes-Barriéntez shares five things she wishes she'd known when she left home to attend a predominantly white institution.

Networking Strategies for Academics Who Are Bad at It

Bedelia Nicola Richards describes how, by redefining networking, she's been able to move away from her negative disposition toward it and cultivate genuine connections with colleagues.

'Has Anyone Asked About That Pin?'

Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, a black medical student at a university hospital, considers the impact of a white colleague displaying a symbol of racial justice in his attire.

Inclusion Beyond Appearances

A controversy over a social media post at the University of Missouri should encourage other institutions to reconsider how they and their own departments are operating, writes Courtney N. Wright.

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Michael Johnson Jr. calls on tenured and tenure-track faculty to combat an incremental erosion of faculty governance.