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A 'Veteran Friendly' Employer
When the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, visited the university where I work in...
Friend or Administrator?
When a friend confides that her husband is sleeping with one of his students, what is your responsibility? C.K. Gunsalus sorts through the conflicting obligations.
No More Post-Summer Regret
Kerry Ann Rockquemore launches new series for academics who believe this is the season they will get to projects they can't tackle during the academic year.
The Academic Love Affair
Eliza Woolf wonders how the lure of the professorial career seduces so many unemployed or underemployed Ph.D.s.
Premature Promotion
Marc Nouri offers a manifesto on what it should mean to apply to become a full professor.
Lessons for New Professors
Elizabeth Parfitt offers some advice for those getting ready to lead courses for the first time.
Procrastination -- II
Peg Boyle Single offers tips on how to make the best use of the time you have to write.
Making the Grad
Rob Weir offers his take on the debate over getting a graduate degree in the humanities.