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In your first year on the tenure track, be prepared for your confidence to take a beating. (5/14/2008)

First Person

Back when I was a student, it, like, took a lot of effort to pilfer someone else's work. (5/13/2008)

On Course

So you want to apply to teaching-oriented colleges but don't have any classroom experience? (5/12/2008)

First Person

The rigid standards of hiring and tenure are all that stand in the way of the humanities professor as thriving public scholar, writes Patricia Nelson Limerick. (5/9/2008)

First Person

A Ph.D. in geological sciences always knew he wanted to teach; so how did his career get so focused on research? (5/8/2008)

The Fund Raiser

Sometimes all it takes is a parking ticket for a donor to reconsider giving to a college. (5/7/2008)

First Person

Contrary to popular belief, the faculty-career route is not disproportionately paved with peril. (5/6/2008)

Moving Up

All the parties involved in an open, national search are vulnerable when the applicant pool includes an insider. (5/5/2008)

First Person

Everything you need to know about your role as a commentator or a member of the audience. (5/2/2008)

Career Talk

Our columnists answer readers' questions about going back on the market, beefing up weak interview skills, and negotiating multiple offers. (5/1/2008)

First Person

After her third try on the academic market falls short, a D.M.A. begins to reconsider her career options. (4/30/2008)

Ms. Mentor

Step back, breathe deeply, and try to rise above the anxiety that can turn job seekers into scary creatures. (4/29/2008)

An Academic in America

Names matter in academe, but how they matter is a complicated question. (4/28/2008)

First Person

For junior faculty members, the best place to focus on research may not be at a research university. (4/25/2008)

Moving Up

The most important decision made by a departing leader is the selection of the transition manager. (4/24/2008)

Page Proof

Books on narrow topics aren't going to get published unless academic authors can explain why their work matters. (4/23/2008)

Heads Up

Spousal hires are no longer unusual yet some colleges still let fears about the risks blind them to the obvious benefits. (4/22/2008)

First Person

Here's why it's usually a bad idea to promote assistant professors before the six-year mark. (4/21/2008)

P&T Confidential

Failing to seek and keep a good relationship with a mentor during the tenure-track years is a serious mistake. (4/18/2008)

Beyond the Ivory Tower

How did the lessons of graduate school help an English Ph.D. when he decided to join, and expand, his family's food-distribution business? (4/17/2008)

First Person

A Ph.D. who returned to graduate school after working in publishing runs the interview gantlet at academic libraries. (4/16/2008)

First Person

A devoted blogger confronts his fear that his virtual life is damaging his career prospects in academe. (4/15/2008)

First Person

Tired of being typecast as an aging adjunct, a job candidate turns to Botox. (4/14/2008)

Heads Up

In assigning pay raises, a department head can't avoid making judgments about each professor's productivity. (4/11/2008)

Career Talk

Will you and your partner go on the job market at the same time? Are you willing to live apart? For how long? (4/10/2008)

The Two-Year Track

Far from being "grim places," two-year colleges have become attractive options for value-conscious students. (4/9/2008)

The Fund Raiser

A pair of East Coast types hitch up the wagons and head west to do a little prospecting. (4/8/2008)

On Course

A professor who invited a visiting writer to class envisioned a stimulating dialogue, not awkward silences. What went wrong? (4/7/2008)

An Academic in America

Despite 10 years of reports and rhetoric, the economic conditions of academic labor are considerably worse. (4/4/2008)

A President's Third Year

Do you want college and university presidents to speak out or not? (4/3/2008)

First Person

Three first-year professors tackle the conflicts between their career aspirations and their private lives. (4/2/2008)

First Person

The conflicts of academic life are not always vicious, but they may well be unavoidable. (4/1/2008)

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