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What Might Deans Do?
This key job requires clear focus and a willingness to take on tough issues, writes Martin H. Krieger.
Lessons for Aspiring Administrators
Having shadowed numerous college presidents and other senior officials, Michael J. Zeig offers advice for up-and-comers on key traits of effective leaders.
Time on Campus
New professors need to learn how much they will be expected to be visibly in offices (or labs), and the unofficial answers may be as important as anything in the handbook, writes Nate Kreuter.
Connecting With Your Class
Whether it's your first time in the classroom, or you're just looking for new ways to reach the bleary-eyed or disengaged, Matt Eventoff offers tips for turning strangers into engaged students.
Advice for New Hires
Pamela Oliver shares advice for those starting their first semester as assistant professors.
The Counteroffer Game
It's time for professors to stop seeking jobs when the only purpose is getting a raise at their current place of employment, writes Heather Dubrow. And it's time for departments to stop rewarding such tactics.
Change, Pace and Risk
Nonprofit and for-profit institutions operate differently in important ways, so it's important to know yourself when contemplating changing sectors, writes Trenda Boyum-Breen.
Journey to the Presidency
Are you cut out to be a college president? Mark Putnam offers advice about what to focus on -- and what matters less -- in answering that question for yourself.