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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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| News & Advice
Ms. Mentor
Advice on how best to dress, and act, when you look as young as your
students.
Career News
Why are some of the greatest thinkers being expelled from their disciplines?
On Course
The season of panic approaches for those faculty members entering the
college classroom for the first time.
The Adjunct Track
Why adjunct faculty members don't feel like part of the academic division.
Heads Up
Go ahead, submit a long, gossipy rant against your chairman, but prepare to
be ignored.
First Person
Three assistant professors find the going tough in their first year on the
tenure track.
Career News
Here's what to consider in drafting a sound maternity-leave plan for faculty
members.
The Party Line
If you understand why political leaders visit campuses, it changes how you
manage their visits.
Career News
What red flags should you watch for as you navigate the job-market fun
house?
Page Proof
Is it better to revise your first draft, or junk it and start over?
Career News
College workers in midcareer are most likely to express negative feelings about their jobs, The Chronicle's first extensive survey of college workplaces has found.
Career News
Find out how one university is striving to help its employees balance work and life, and how another is revising a quirky tenure policy.
P&T Confidential
No better preparation for the tenure track exists than a graduate
assistantship; here's how to make the most of it.
First Person
The true story of what it's like to spend a week grading Advanced Placement
exams.
Beyond the Ivory Tower
Will not finishing your dissertation harm your career prospects in the
nonacademic world?
First Person
Giving up a full year's leave to take only a semester off was a mistake but
even a limited break has its benefits.
The Fund Raiser
Who, exactly, is the audience for a capital campaign once it goes public?
Career Talk
A primer for new professors on what to expect in the first year on the job.
Catalyst
Are a moderately heavy teaching load and an active research program mutually
exclusive?
Career Talk
Our experts evaluate the CV's of three faculty-job candidates and an administrator seeking to move up.
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Treating Internal Candidates Right Administrative Hirings and Firings Read a special report on how colleges are working to diversify their faculties and staffs. ForumsNew Topics
Checking Out the Big Meetings
How many conferences should you plan to attend in the 2008-9 academic year?
Saddest Books Ever
Name the novels that you can always count on to leave you depressed and teary.
PostYourExam.com?
What do faculty members think about a Web site allowing students to share old exams online.
Cycling to Work?
A faculty members wonders what to do about the sweating and clothes problems.
Dissertators' support thread
Need help overcoming procrastination? Join a virtual support group for dissertation writers.
2008 tenure-track newbies
Starting assistant professors recount their joys and frustrations on the job.
The two-body problem
Talk about the challenges of being a dual-career couple in our new forum. Available Forums
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