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April 29, 2021
The Quick Tip: How to Be a Better Listener
Academics are used to doing lots of talking, but administration requires learning how to listen well. -
April 27, 2021
The Quick Tip: Nervous About Writing for the General Public?
Pressure has increased on scholars, especially junior ones, to add public writing to their arsenal of skills. -
April 22, 2021
The Quick Tip: Questions for Would-Be Chairs
What to consider before you decide to lead a department. -
April 20, 2021
The Quick Tip: Things Search Committees Wish You Knew
Understand the dynamics at play in the hiring process and you can navigate it more effectively. -
April 15, 2021
The Quick Tip: Should You Hire a Career Coach?
How to be a discerning consumer in the growing marketplace of academic coaching and consulting. -
April 13, 2021
The Quick Tip: How to Be Strategic in Saying No
Don’t let yourself be treated as a checked box on someone else’s to-do list. -
April 8, 2021
The Quick Tip: How to Aid a Writing-Stalled Professor
The most direct way to improve academic life for everyone on campus is to support faculty writing. -
April 6, 2021
The Quick Tip: Why It’s Time to Actively Recruit Faculty Members
Traditional search practices are inadequate to the modern age and one of the culprits behind a lack of faculty diversity. -
April 1, 2021
The Quick Tip: How to Write a Convincing Book Proposal
Here’s what to consider as you attempt to persuade book editors to give you a contract. -
March 30, 2021
The Quick Tip: Why Academics Hate (and Love) April
The weeks after spring break are often hectic, and this April may be tougher than usual.