June 20, 2003

Should I Trust Him?

Choosing a dissertation adviser, Ms. Mentor says, is as important as choosing a spouse

QUESTION: It's time to choose a dissertation director, and I'm leaning toward "Professor A," noteworthy in his field and always helpful to me. But other students have told me that he has a reputation as a sexist and that I won't get the help that male students do. What to do?

ANSWER: Ah, gossip -- one of Ms. Mentor's favorite subjects, for it is the opiate of the underdog. The mighty

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