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Poverty Studies

While literary scholars have good reason to study race, gender and sexuality, too many ignore the economically struggling, writes Keith Gandal.

Passions and Placement

One part of summer prep for the job market should be indulging in a few interests that don't relate directly to your scholarship, writes Teresa Mangum.

Umps and Academics

I just finished Bruce Weber’s new book , As They See ‘Em, which is about professional umpires. As a longstanding...

Career Coach: More on the Mature Mama PhD

Psychology is a second career for me. I returned to graduate school at age 36, and turned 40 during my...

FIRST WE FEEL. THEN WE FALL.

"One wants glimpses of the real," wrote Harold Brodkey in his last journal entry before his death. "One almost never...

Developing sustainable faculty

The 2008 AASHE Digest came out last week. It's a compendium of short blurbs describing sustainability-related activities and achievements at...

Time to Close the College?

After studying four institutions that shut their doors, Alice Brown offers guidance to campus leaders contemplating closure -- and urges them to act decisively.

Get Ready for Your Search

Claire Potter offers advice for those going on the market for the first time, those who never left, and those who are returning.