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Monday, February 18, 2008
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First Person
A professor assigns a group project in a graduate seminar and confronts a wave of resentment.
Moving Up
It is hard to look into the eye of a treasured colleague and say that you are unable to give a reference.
First Person
Geography guides a Ph.D. in his decision about his first postdoctoral job.
First Person
What are the odds that seven conference interviews will lead to any campus visits?
First Person
A Ph.D. hits the road to promote her crossover book about the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The Two-Year Track
It's no fun watching a parade of painfully earnest job candidates become sad victims of unwitting self-sabotage.
First Person
A perennial applicant sitting on his first hiring committee gains a new perspective on the search process.
First Person
An economist sets out to see the world, meet people, and persuade them to hire him.
First Person
A Ph.D. in sociology dreams of finding a single search engine that would include job openings across the continent.
Page Proof
It's easy to lose yourself in the research and never get around to actually putting words down on paper.
P&T Confidential
Learning how to get the most out of an academic meeting has become an essential skill.
On Course
It's time to figure out how to work with the freshmen we have, rather than the ones in our admission brochures.
Career Talk
When you write a reference letter, your credibility is on the line as much as the candidate's credentials.
First Person
The life of a parent and the life of a graduate student were never intended to overlap.
First Person
Three newcomers to the tenure track begin the process of becoming professors.
Career Talk
Our experts evaluate the CV's of three faculty-job candidates and an administrator seeking to move up.
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Visiting a religious service
Should a professor who has given a writing assignment that requires students to visit a religious service other than their own make an exception for a student whose religion bars him from attending a service outside of his own tradition?
Maternity leave
A pregnant professor just learned that her university does not offer paid maternity leave.
Campus-visit meals
Is it unusual for search-committee members to be expected to pay for their own meals with a visiting candidate?
Talking about spouse during interview?
A job seeker wonders if she should mention during her interview what her spouse does for a living.
Disorganized professor
A professor seeks advice on getting organized.
The two-body problem
Talk about the challenges of being a dual-career couple in our new forum.
Dissertators' support thread
Need help overcoming procrastination? Join a virtual support group for dissertation writers. Available Forums
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