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AdviceLeaving Academe? You Need More Than ‘Transferable Skills.’
To be a viable candidate beyond the campus, you have to get over your academic self. -
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Free Report: How Colleges Can Defend Against Cyberattacks
Colleges are under constant attack by hackers who grow more organized and sophisticated all the time. A successful defense requires vigilance, the right personnel, and resources. -
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How to Have a Productive Yet Restorative Summer
Advice from a productivity expert on balancing work and play in the months before another academic year begins. -
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Ask the Chair: When Is a ‘Reply All’ Email an Act of Aggression?
Advice for a department head who is uncertain whether a pattern of cc’d emails is well-intentioned or toxic. -
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Measuring Up: How to Manage Those Dreaded Course Evaluations
Post-pandemic, have students’ comments on your teaching seemed harsher than ever? -
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Everyone Thinks They’re a Marketing Expert
An enrollment administrator inherits the marketing office and explores how to merge two very different professions. -
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How to Be Yourself on the Page
You may understand the power of first-person writing, but can you wield it gracefully? -
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Why Calls for a ‘Return to Rigor’ Are Wrong
What’s the point of pursuing “solutions” that exacerbate student disengagement, the very problem they are supposed to solve? -
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Admin 101: Moving Into Your New Office
How to be savvy in your logistical preparations as you take on a leadership post. -
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How to Become a Mobile-Mindful Teacher
Instead of giving in to frustration over cellphones in the fall, maybe it’s time to put them to good use in class.
