On Course
Podcasting
A professor assigns students to create podcasts and learns a few lessons himself.
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An Academic in America
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The Big Lie About the 'Life of the Mind'
Most departments will never willingly provide information on graduate-student attrition, debt, and placement.
- Dodging the Anvil
- Teaching in the Plague Year
Balancing Act
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Still Earning Less
Simply opening the door to higher education has not allowed women to achieve gender equity in the work force.
- Title IX Includes Maternal Discrimination
- Why So Few Doctoral-Student Parents?
Beyond the Ivory Tower
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A Hobby Becomes a Career
A graduate student in medical history and public health leaves her Ph.D. program to lead an urban squash program.
- From Biologist to Life Coach
- Quasi-Academic Careers
Catalyst
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The Conference Poster Child
Many scientists have strong preferences about whether to give a talk or present a poster.
- Pulse of the Professoriate
- A Scientist's Guide to Academic Etiquette
Elsewhere in The Chronicle
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William Paterson U. Pays $1-Million to Settle Gender-Bias Lawsuit
The payment resolves a complaint by two female chemists that male professors in their department treated them with "condescension and derision."
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Coalition Seeks Better Conditions for Those Off the Tenure Track
The group calls on colleges to give contingent faculty members better pay and support, but not all of its members have signed the statement.
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Disagreement With Governor Leaves Faculty Position on Cal State's Board Vacant
Governor Schwarzenegger has asked for a more diverse pool of candidates. Faculty leaders suspect a union connection is the problem with its nominees.
The CV Doctor
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Latest Manage-Your-Career Columns
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Life After Tenure Denial
An assistant professor rebuilds his career and prepares to go up for tenure a second time.
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Overdoing It in the Hiring Process
How being overenthused and overprepared for a job interview can harm your chances.
- It Is Who You Know, and Who Knows You
- Taking Your Questions
- The CV Doctor Is Back
Recent Advice Columns
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Dealing With a Difficult Adviser
What are your options when your mentor is failing as a mentor?
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Changes
Lots of relationships evolve when you become chair of a department.
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Saving Academic Integrity or Your Career?
An adjunct seeks advice about how to handle a suspected plagiarist who just so happens to be married to the department chair.
First Person
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Life After Tenure Denial
An assistant professor rebuilds his career and prepares to go up for tenure a second time.
- Academic Bait-and-Switch, Part 5
- Dear Hot Prospect
Moving Up
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The Right Kind of Nothing
The best administrators have an enormous sense of responsibility and a small need for control.
- The Candidate and His Earring
- The Burden of Too Much Information
More Advice
Peer Review
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A Psychologist's Shift in Direction Results in a Research Award
Laurence Steinberg, a professor of psychology whose work influenced a Supreme Court decision, won a generous prize for his research on young people's behavior.
- Tribal-College Leader Helps Students Realize Dream That Nearly Eluded Him
- Brigham Young Professor Goes From Congo to Tech Company's Boardroom
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