First Person
Writer's Block on the Dark Side
A faculty member considers why she had so much difficulty writing during her administrative stint.
On Message
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Maxims for PR Success
Effectiveness on the job in campus public relations usually comes down to credibility.
- How to Use Blogging as a Marketing Tool
- What's in a Name?
- Writing Our Own Stories
- Getting the Most From Your Consultant
On Course
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What We Don't Talk About on the Admissions Tour
Real, heartfelt stories about learning would inspire prospective students far more than another glossy brochure.
- Why They Don't Apply What They Learn, Part 3
- Why They Don't Apply What They've Learned, Part 2
- Why Don't They Apply What They've Learned, Part I
- A Campus Christmas Carol
- Inspiration From 'The Teaching Professor'
- Teaching What You Don't Know
- Helping Students to Tell Their Stories
- The Grounded Curriculum, Part 2
Page Proof
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I'd Like to Thank the Academy
The place where a writer's personality is revealed clearly, if unintentionally, is in the acknowledgments.
- Learning Not to Give Too Much Advice
- The Reality of Writing a Good Book Proposal
- Are You My Mentor?
- Affairs of Heart and Mind
- Please Click 'Like'
- The Genre of Self-Evaluation
- What Do You Wish You Had Written?
- De Gustibus
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The Case of the Vampire Student
Just how bad does a graduate student's performance have to be before her faculty adviser pulls the plug?
- Teaching on the Tenure Track
- Moving Into New Quarters
- What's the Secret to Getting Grants?
Recent Advice Columns
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Cultivating Partnerships in the Digital Humanities
What teaching colleges and research universities have to gain from collaboration.
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Not Dressing the Part, and Other Interview Mistakes
Ten techniques that backfire on administrative job candidates.
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The Déjà Vu of Today's Application Files
As a new Ph.D. on the job market, you should realize that your competition is reading the same self-help books and Web sites as you are.
Ms. Mentor
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Students Without Borders
I'm not their butler, their nurse, or their doormat.
- My Kingdom for a Parking Space
- My Boss Thinks He's Napoleon
- Academic Party Games
- It's Me Against My Students
- Handling an Insulting Remark
- I'm Being Recruited by the Department Grumps
