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Editing Matters
In the latest installment of their series on writing for the academy, Carmen Werder and Karen Hoelscher discuss the importance of proofreading and editing.
Job Letter Mistakes
Richard C. Sha reviews some of the ways good candidates for humanities openings hurt their chances of landing an interview.
Advising and the Job Letter
Graduate departments need to remember their role in shaping a key part of their students' applications for academic jobs, writes Richard C. Sha.
Mentoring Teaching Assistants
Samuel Gorovitz describes an approach to teaching graduate students how to grade.
Fumbled Interview Questions
Claire B. Potter reviews the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.
The Interview Uniform
Candidates packing for MLA interviews -- especially women -- put themselves at risk by deviating from sartorial expectations, writes Melissa Nicholas.
The Joy of Teaching in Iraq
Jim Owens taught at community colleges, a state college and a private university before finding the ideal academic post.