Too Many Bad Apples

After spending 25 years working with graduate students, a professor concludes it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Inappropriate Questions

A Ph.D. in religious studies begins her second year of a job search knowing that she and her partner will face stresses that other couples don't.

The James Bond Lifestyle Seminar for Academics©

Repeat to yourself, "I am too cool to be a professor, I am too cool to be a professor."

Don't Teach So Close to Me

Maybe, says Ms. Mentor, students and professors aren't meant to be good pals.

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