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Writing for Academe: A Series on Dialogue, Mentoring, and Motivation

Karen Hoelscher and Carmen Werder on finding joy and success in writing for the academy.

Learn From Your Elders

Even if you disagree with their research priorities, older colleagues can help you want find out how things really work, writes Rob Weir.

Breaking Bad Habits, Building Good Ones

Sabbaticals aren't just about writing books, writes Russ Olwell, who discusses the value he gained from his.

Survival Tips

GMP offers suggestions for female graduate students in science and technology fields.

Struck by 'Lightning'

Karen Hoelscher on the conference format that's like speed dating, only instead of meeting a new person, you meet a new topic every 10 minutes -- and go home with new ideas, instead of a new partner.

The Case for Collaboration

Even in fields where it is not the norm, co-authoring papers can be a great way to learn the ropes of academic publishing, writes Eszter Hargittai.

More Work Than Pay

If your college expects you to take on 12 months of work for 9 months of pay, what's a principled response? C.K. Gunsalus reviews the choices.

Pumping on the Market

Kim Hensley Owens offers advice for nursing mothers and committees that are interviewing them.