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Sunday, September 7, 2008
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First Person
Nothing stunts civility like graduate-student insecurities and competition.
Career News
Stanley Fish would like professors to impart knowledge without viewpoint.
Even if that were possible, it would be undesirable.
First Person
On his first day on the job, an assistant professor is handed an unusual
gift.
Career News
Academic freedom is a professional requirement, not a divine right. It
should be advanced, and limited, accordingly, writes Stanley Fish.
Ms. Mentor
Should the departmental Dish Avenger keep tossing out communal mugs that
faculty members refuse to clean?
On Course
Think about teaching as a set of strategies or techniques that we inherit
and pass on to the next generation.
The Fund Raiser
At what point does a résumé become a tornado siren heralding
the arrival of an ill wind?
First Person
Given a chance to explore an old passion, an assistant professor learns the
rules and realities of a conference romance.
P&T Confidential
Our students aren't the only ones who could benefit from some
time-management skills.
First Person
When his tenure-track search fell short, a Ph.D. faced a fundamental choice
about dealing with the disappointment.
The Adjunct Track
Teaching part time sometimes makes a Ph.D. feel like a failure, but it also
allows her life as a parent to work.
Heads Up
How can deans and chairs find appropriate ways to involve retired professors
in the life of the college?
First Person
Accepting the possibility of tenure denial and dealing with the reality of
it are two different things.
Moving Up
Following the 5 principles of external hiring can keep your search for a
dean from getting derailed.
First Person
It's time to dispel the graduate-school myth that family time is wasted
time.
Career Talk
A new edition of a popular handbook on the academic job search underscores
how the hiring process has changed.
Beyond the Ivory Tower
With her first novel out in September, a former academic answers questions
about leaving academe to write fiction.
Page Proof
Don't know your French flaps from your headbands? Here's a guide to the arcane terminology of the book world.
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 Talk
Our experts evaluate the CV's of three faculty-job candidates and an administrator seeking to move up.
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How to Apply When You Already Have a Job If Kent State Beats Goals, Professors Will Profit Read a special report on how colleges are working to diversify their faculties and staffs. ForumsNew Topics
Military Deployment on the Tenure Track
A faculty member who got orders to Afghanistan for what would have his fourth year as a tenure-track faculty member asks for advice.
Rate My Press
We all know who is at the top but how would you rate other academic presses for an MLA field monograph?
Baby in Class
A student asks to bring her four-month-old baby to class. How do you respond?
Raises This Year
Just how bad are the faculty raises being handed out by state institutions this year?
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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