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Advice about managing your money.
"Thomas H. Benton," an associate professor of English, offers his take on academic work and life.
Career advice for part-time instructors.
An inside look at academic careers, hiring, and culture by Stanley Fish.
How to find a balance between work and family.
What you should know about nonacademic careers for Ph.D.'s.
Practical guidance for academic job seekers from professional career counselors.
Career advice for scientists.
Firsthand accounts of Ph.D.'s on landing jobs and working in academe, or outside the ivory tower.
Career advice for administrative staff members in fund raising and development.
Advice for department heads, vice provosts, and other midlevel administrators.
Guidance from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation on careers for humanities Ph.D.'s.
Tips about advancing your career in campus administration.
Words of wisdom about academic culture.
Advice on teaching in the college classroom.
An inside look at hiring, promotion, and tenure issues.
Advice for academics about writing and getting published.
A look at career issues for campus administrators in government relations.
Robert Weisbuch chronicles his second year as a university president.
Career trends and features.
Advice about faculty and administrative careers at community colleges.
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