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Mothering at Mid-Career: Why I Do Research
Last week Inside Higher Ed reported on an intriguing paper by Dahlia K. Remler and Elda Pema, a professor of...
Ask the Administrator: Cheap Shots in Student Course Evaluations
A Canadian correspondent writes: The CC has dramatically different standards and practices from the other schools [at which I've taught]...
Non-Academic Interviews
Christine Kelly offers advice on how to act naturally as you shift career paths.
Pell Grants: Glass Half Full
Despite the importance of financial aid, efforts to attract more people to higher education will not succeed without adequate funding for programs that provide academic support for low-income students, writes Arnold Mitchem.
Changing Barometers
Back in the 80's and early 90's, the way you could tell if a speaker was losing the audience was...
Career Coach: Family Friendly Employers
Hello, It’s still early for me, as I have no baby prospects and I'm nowhere close to finishing my PhD...
Environmental ethics
Climate change is killing people. By the hundreds of thousands. Right now. That's one of the conclusions of an analysis...
Preparing for the Non-Academic Interview
In the first of a two-part essay, Christine Kelly reviews the stereotypes and key questions a Ph.D. will face, and how to overcome them.