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Why Academics Feel Overworked
Philip Guo says that the nature of academic work is different from other models, and requires new professors to learn to say no.
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What's Next?
What do you do after making the difficult decision to seek a non-academic career? Maggie Gover outlines some first steps.
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A Failure to Communicate
Don't assume what your colleague is thinking -- in-person discussion can avoid misunderstanding and build constructive relationships, writes John P. Frazee.
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Introducing a New Column
Kerry Ann Rockquemore answers the questions she most often receives from minority scholars launching their careers.
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Writing an Introductory Email
Paula Wishart offers advice on how to increase your response rate.
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It’s the Teaching, Stupid!
Most job advertisements in the humanities and social sciences make the bad mistake of positioning tenure-track search committees to learn...
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Use the Numbers
Faculty members need to learn to understand higher education finances, writes Nate Kreuter.