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The Search Committee for Intelligent Life
Lessons about applying for academic jobs learned while being the graduate student representative on the search committee.
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After the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Interfaith activities always grow after racist and anti-Semitic attacks. The trick is to focus the energy on building something hopeful, not just fighting something ugly.
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Tempered Radicals: The Power of Small (and Big) Wins
Tina Cheuk and Robin Hoecker describe their advocacy efforts on behalf of grad students who are also parents and what they learned in the process.
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You Can’t Take the Islam Out of Islamophobia
Secular liberal institutions want to believe that such antireligious bias doesn’t happen on their campuses, but that’s not always the case, argues Liza B. Neal.
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Culture Only Eats Bad Strategy
Peter Drucker’s legendary (and perhaps apocryphal) claim ... and higher ed.
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Addressing the Crisis in Academic Publishing
We must find ways to ensure that equal respect, recognition and reward is given to excellence in teaching, research and service by institutional leaders, governments, publishers, university ranking and accreditation schemes.