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Getting It Done
Fabio Rojas offers advice on how to finish a dissertation and maintain your sanity.
Booze and the Young Academic
Whether at holiday parties or job interview dinners, this is the time of year that grad students and junior professors end up with liquor and senior professors in the same room. Nate Kreuter offers advice.
The New Community College Leader
In the first installment of a series on pathways to the academic presidency, Emily Miller and Richard Skinner say the next generation of two-year-college chief will have to narrow their institutions' missions.
A Canopy of Kindness
Have you ever had a magical moment on your campus -- when it almost vibrated with a higher frequency of kindness? Maria Shine Stewart revisits the moment that culminated in the birth of her column.
Mid-Career Mentoring
Post-tenure, faculty members still need help to be strategic about their careers, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.
The 'Fit' Puzzle
Deciding whether a candidate is right for a faculty job should be based not on intuition but on evidence, writes Elizabeth H. Simmons.
You Aren't the Exception
Nate Kreuter explains why so many grad students ignore warnings about the job market -- and why that makes it even more important for Ph.D. programs to talk about the realities.
Advising a Student Group
Owen Sutkowski explains why he thinks all higher ed professionals -- including faculty members -- should have this experience.