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Monday, July 6, 2009
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| News & Advice
Today's most e-mailed
Prior day's news: By date | By column Ms. Mentor | Academic Assets | Career Talk Moving Up How your cover letter can keep your presidential candidacy alive, or kill it.
P&T Confidential How can you minimize the possibility that your blog or Facebook page might
hurt your career?
On Course A professor looks for small changes he can make to move students toward
making smarter choices.
The Two-Year Track We can all learn something from students' struggles with poetry, no matter
what we teach.
Catalyst Why do doctoral students and their advisers have such different views about the graduate-research experience?
An Academic in America Sooner or later, students confronted with unappealing work will appear in
their former professors' offices.
On Message We word nerds can get pretty testy about the subject of language usage.
First Person Two job candidates reflect on the mixed results of their first forays into
the academic job market.
First Person Confronted by reporters, too many academics draw their heads and limbs
inside a protective shell, and won't come out.
The Two-Year Track The war against tenure may begin at community colleges, but it's unlikely to
end there.
First Person Many a tenured professor today is guilty of academic fraud committed in
graduate school.
Career Talk What should you be doing now to prepare for your next job search?
Ms. Mentor How should an untenured faculty member deal with the questionable overtures
of her dean?
Page Proof If graduate students in the humanities are not being taught how to write,
how can we expect those in the sciences to do any better?
The Fund Raiser Here are some cost-cutting and time-saving tips to make you a more efficient
traveler.
Moving Up The time has come for colleges and universities to get serious about
succession planning.
First Person A Ph.D. candidate in sociology would like to believe in tenure-track jobs
but she is just not sure they exist.
P&T Confidential For assistant professors, the most important thing to keep in mind is that
the tenure clock does not stop.
First Person With summer comes the time for an associate professor to organize her
office, and this time she really means it.
The Two-Year Track Having a doctorate won't hurt you, as long as getting it didn't interfere
too much with your education.
On Course Anxious students need confidence-building as much as they need an honest
appraisal of their work.
First Person An assistant professor confronts the mix of emotions that comes with earning
promotion.
On Message Promoting the work of faculty members can be a great way to raise your
college's profile — but not if they don't cooperate.
Career Talk Our experts evaluate the CV's of three faculty-job candidates and an administrator seeking to move up.
Career News College workers in mid career are most likely to express negative feelings about their jobs, The Chronicle's first extensive survey of college workplaces has found.
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Are Conference Interviews on the Way Out? 150 Campuses Win Recognition in Survey of Great Colleges to Work For Read a special report on how colleges are working to diversify their faculties and staffs. ForumsNew Topics
Making a Comeback
A science Ph.D. who took a career break for various reasons wonders if it's possible to get back into academe.
Odd Request
"I asked a coworker to cover my class when I go out of town, and now she's asking if I will pay her. Should I?," an instructor asks.
Am I Crazy?
An associate professor considers giving up a tenured post for a job in administration.
Advice for a New Department Chair
A newly appointed chair seeks advice on boosting morale and building trust in her department.
How Hard Do You Work?
"Do you feel that you work harder than most blue-collar workers, the working poor, other white-collar workers in the private sector, executives, etc.?," a poster asks.
Technology in the Classroom
Professors discuss whether using technology helps or hinders students.
Dysfunctional Department
A tenure-track professor wonders if she can find happiness in her dysfunctional department.
Excuses, Excuses
What's the lamest excuse you've heard from a student for not turning in an assignment on time?
Student Evaluations Say the Darnedest Things
Professors talk about their latest student evaluations.
2009 Tenure-Track Cohort
Newly hired professors talk about their first year on the tenure track.
Job-Market Check-In Thread
Share information about how your search is progressing.
Dissertators' Support Thread
Need help overcoming procrastination? Join a virtual support group for dissertation writers. Available Forums
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