First Person
Neither a Trap Nor a Lie
An English professor defends the "life of the mind" despite its economic risks.
On Hiring
- Some Questions About the Current Market
- The Best Rejection
- Hiring and Firing Bytes
- Faculty Members as Student Recruiters
- Recent Searches
Peer Review
-
A New Testament Scholar Is Named to a Long-Lost Chair at Butler U.
James McGrath, who does research on the Apostle John and a Gnostic group, now occupies an endowed professorship left empty for half a century.
- Conservation Professor Applies His Science to National Parks
- Work in Iraq Puts Engineering Professor on the Fast Track
In the Forums
Bad Fit? What to Do?
A tenured professor seeks advice on how to cope with an institutional culture that's a less-than-ideal fit.
Getting the Bad News
Academics debate whether it's better to be rejected by phone or via a letter.
Dear Academe ...
A tenure-track professor writes a break-up letter to academe.
Bully in My Classroom
Have you ever felt bullied, threatened, or harassed by a student?
Exhausted Mom on the Tenure Track
An academic mom, who is juggling the demands of a 6-month-old and a tenure-track job, turns to the forums for advice and moral support.
Elsewhere in The Chronicle
-
A Professor Says His University Cares Little About Teaching
Too many colleges are chasing research grants at the expense of undergraduate instruction, a professor says, accusing his own institution of penalizing him for not doing the...
-
5 Minutes With an Anthropologist Who Studies AIDS
The anthropologist David Turkon explains how anthropological research can improve AIDS relief.
-
Hot Type: In Court, a University and Publishers Spar Over 'Fair Use'
The outcome of a federal lawsuit may affect what material professors can use in their classrooms -- and whether they have to pay for it, writes Jennifer Howard in Hot Type.
Latest Articles
-
'A Very Special Marketplace'
In his new book, Louis Menand draws attention to problems in graduate education, but his solutions are unconvincing.
-
Back to the Classroom
What did a professor lose and what did she gain by giving up her administrative post to return to teaching full time?
- A Technophobe's Guide to Managing Online Courses
- Tenured Professors and Passionate Learning
- Choosing a Development Career
- Whose Job Is It, Anyway?
- The Art of Meeting
- At Your Service
- Giving Birth to 2 Babies
- Tell Tchaikovsky the News
- My Enemy Wants to Be My Facebook Friend
- An Administrator's March Madness
- Academic Bait-and-Switch, Part 6
- The End of Snow Days
- Holding Ourselves Accountable
More Advice
From the Archives
-
Adjusting to Corporate Culture
It's easier for engineering Ph.D.'s to land that first nonacademic job than for humanists, but they face the same challenges in the workplace.
-
Do You Really Not Have the Time?
Our students aren't the only ones who could benefit from some time-management skills.
-
Deal or No Deal?
How the search for a college president is exactly like a game show.
First Time on the Market?
Going on the academic job market for the first time? Here are some things you should know.
The CV Doctor
Our experts offer advice on preparing both strong academic CV's and résumés for nonacademic jobs.
