The Two-Year Track
A Technophobe's Guide to Managing Online Courses
Can someone who has never taught online -- and doesn't want to -- really supervise those who do?
On Hiring
- Recent Searches
- Testing Faculty–Student Relationships
- What We Have Lost, What We Have Gained
- Panning for Gold
- Tenure, Respect, and the Technology Gap
Peer Review
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Conservation Professor Applies His Science to National Parks
Gary Machlis, of the University of Idaho, is the first full-time science adviser to the director of the National Park Service.
- Work in Iraq Puts Engineering Professor on the Fast Track
- In a War-Torn Land, a President Works to Make His University an Oasis
In the Forums
Dear Academe ...
A tenure-track professor writes a break-up letter to academe.
Bully in My Classroom
Have you ever felt bullied, threatened, or harassed by a student?
Exhausted Mom on the Tenure Track
An academic mom, who is juggling the demands of a 6-month-old and a tenure-track job, turns to the forums for advice and moral support.
Dissertation Crisis - Mid-Search
A job finalist, who is ABD, has just learned that her dissertation defense may be suspended. Should she tell the search committee or keep mum?
Respecting Senior Colleagues
How do junior professors view their senior colleagues, who got tenure under very different standards?
Elsewhere in The Chronicle
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Jury Finds Iowa State Professor Filed False Bias Complaints in Pursuit of Tenure
The jury concluded that Daniel Krier made untrue allegations of gender discrimination against two colleagues who were critical of his academic work.
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One-Third of Faculty Members See Dip in Their Salaries
In addition, about 20 percent received no raise in 2009-10, says a national report released today.
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Virginia Attorney General Tells Public Colleges to Drop Gay-Rights Protections
A letter from Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II says the colleges cannot ban discrimination based on "sexual orientation" without authorization from the legislature.
Latest Articles
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Tenured Professors and Passionate Learning
How can faculty members reignite their scholarly passion in the face of heavy teaching and service loads?
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Choosing a Development Career
Is it the respectable salaries, the fast pace, or some other factor that drew you to the advancement world?
- Whose Job Is It, Anyway?
- The Art of Meeting
- At Your Service
- Giving Birth to 2 Babies
- Tell Tchaikovsky the News
- My Enemy Wants to Be My Facebook Friend
- An Administrator's March Madness
- Academic Bait-and-Switch, Part 6
- The End of Snow Days
- Holding Ourselves Accountable
- Combating Myths About Distance Education
- Teaching Statements Are Bunk
- Professionalize Promotion and Tenure
More Advice
From the Archives
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Hold Your Tongue
If you are job hunting as an assistant professor, what's the best way to explain why you are on the market again?
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Right on Track
Every university has its own culture, and part of the tenure-track experience is figuring out what that culture values.
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A Change of Status
After 35 years of meetings and memos, an administrator mulls leaving the management track.
First Time on the Market?
Going on the academic job market for the first time? Here are some things you should know.
The CV Doctor
Our experts offer advice on preparing both strong academic CV's and résumés for nonacademic jobs.
