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Keep It Short
The last thing students want to hear at their commencement ceremonies is a long faculty speech.
Peer Review
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U. of Utah's New President Hopes to Widen Appeal of the Flagship Campus
David W. Pershing, who has been at the university since 1977, hopes to raise its status and improve completion by raising admissions standards.
- Suffolk U.'s New President Taps His Sociological Training to Meet Students' Needs
- U. of Chicago Hires High-Ranking Japanese Geneticist to Work on Anticancer Drugs
In the Forums
Good Intentions and the Glass Ceiling
A professor and parent is sick and tired of her colleagues' well-meaning but false assumptions about what it's like to have an academic career and children.
Dead Grandparents
It's only January, but they're already dropping like flies.
Dissertation Timeline
How long should it take me to write my dissertation?, a grad student asks.
Interview Faux Pas
Academics recount their worst flubs.
Beyond Tenure
What does it take to move from associate to full professor?
Job-Market Check-In Thread
Talk about how your search is progressing.
Elsewhere in The Chronicle
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Research Assistant at U. of Michigan Says Union Work Got Her Fired
A labor official says the university engaged in "a clear case of union busting." The university disputes the allegations and says it "made appropriate academic decisions."
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Facing Fears About Fitting In, a Ph.D. Candidate Navigates the Jobs Gantlet at the MLA
Javier Jiménez is one of the lucky ones. He came to the convention with an offer in hand. Still, much is at stake for job seekers at this life-changing event.
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'Like Flies in Buttermilk': Black Deans Talk Candidly About Diversity in Graduate Studies
- At Annual Meeting, Graduate-School Administrators Focus on Changing Demographics and Tight Budgets
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What to Expect in a Second-Round Interview
Whether you're seeking a tenure-track job or a nonacademic position, here's what you need to know about those interviews.
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I've Got Tenure. How Depressing.
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- A Book at Last
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- Think Outside the Lunch Box
- Service With a Smile
- Metacognition and Student Learning
- Read Me (Please)
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- Yes, Big Brother Is Watching
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