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Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
It was only after leaving academe that a historian learned how to use, interpret, and preserve historical artifacts.
First Person
Want to know what an editor is really thinking when he's reading that article you submitted?
First Person
At 36, an aspiring senior administrator finds that her age tips the balance against her candidacy.
First Person
A Ph.D. in the geological sciences who has had great success in research nonetheless hopes to land a job at a place where teaching matters.
The Fund Raiser
Is it a conflict of interest, or just plain stupid, to share tricks of the trade with another nonprofit group?
P&T Confidential
A blueprint for rescuing your academic career from the ashes of tenure denial.
Career Talk
Our experts evaluate the CV's of three faculty-job candidates and an administrator seeking to move up.
Heads Up
The ability to communicate negative information without alienating your audience has become an essential administrative skill.
First Person
The not-quite-mutual decision of college and scholar to part ways can sour you on the prospect of finding the perfect academic "fit."
First Person
Here's a guide for entry-level administrators as they embark on careers in higher education.
On Course
A self-published book on teaching is the surprising source of some valuable insights on the college classroom.
Heads Up
Will you be held accountable for requiring students to participate in a virtual world if they become the target of online harassers?
First Person
In his first years in office, a new president learns to expect the unexpected.
Beyond the Ivory Tower
When his vision of finding a job at a big research university faded, a Ph.D. in ecology took the less traditional path.
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Reasons for tenure denial
Why do people at your university not get tenure?, a poster asks.
Survival tactics for phone interviews
Academics share strategies for surviving phone interviews.
Dinner with the search committee
What should a candidate talk about during dinner with search-committee members?, a job seeker wonders.
Student-loan debt as percentage of annual pay
Academics talk about their ratio of student-loan debt to annual salary.
Who will be in charge while I'm on leave?
A junior professor is worried about who will cover her courses when she goes on maternity leave.
2007 tenure-track newbies
Starting assistant professors recount their joys and frustrations on the job.
Dissertators' support thread
Need help overcoming procrastination? Join a virtual support group for dissertation writers. Available Forums
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