RIP, William G. Bowen — and the Bowen Report, Too
Why he predicted a faculty hiring boom and why we eagerly believed it.
Caring Isn't Coddling
We don't have to choose between being intellectually demanding and emotionally sensitive.
No, We’re Not Teaching Composition ‘All Wrong’
Most faculty members are teaching writing exactly as we should.
Finding Out Who’s Got Game
Three ways to tell if someone has real power or is just desperate to be considered a player.
'Dear Forums ...': I Know My Student Plagiarized. Do I Have Enough Evidence to Prove It?
Also in our weekly roundup of conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: the ethics of self-written recommendation letters.
Giving Faculty the Freedom to Fail
Any professors who claim they introduced a new digital tool in the classroom without some kind of friction are probably lying.
Impostor Syndrome Is Definitely a Thing
Some ideas for teaching your graduate students how to avoid feeling as if they don’t belong in academe.
How Do We Respond to the Unthinkable?
If you are worried about the country’s new political present, remember that you get to spend your days with its future.
From Bench Science to Senior Policy Advising: An Interview With Noel Bakhtian
How a Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics engineering changed course to pursue a federal policy career.
Career Lingo: 'Teaching Responsibilities Include'
In faculty job ads, there is a difference between that phrase and “ability to teach the following.”
The Long Road Home
If you had a rewarding academic career in America for 20 years, would you upend it to move to Beirut?
Auditioning for the Role of Colleague
Why the content of your job talk matters less than how you handle the Q&A afterward.
The Loneliness of the Spinster
We are all reduced when we cordon off our intimate lives, lest they be perceived as a weakness.
Job-Market Diaries: A Music Professor
Part 1 in a series on how new faculty members found their first full-time teaching jobs in academe.
Academic Ethics: The Legal Tangle of ‘Trigger Warnings’
Do teachers have an obligation to warn students about course material that might upset them?
'Dear Forums ...': What's the Average Raise for a Faculty Promotion?
Also in our weekly roundup of conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: how to respond to personal questions from students; an American expat contemplates staying abroad.
The Academic Side Hustle
Find a marketable talent that is specific enough to limit your competition but still has a big enough client base to grow.
Do This While You Diss
Five easy steps you can take in graduate school to prepare for an alt-ac job search.
There Is Such a Thing as a Good Retreat
How to plan a faculty and staff retreat that people will actually find valuable.
Negotiating Authorship
You need to talk about assigning credit — before the research project gets started.
Can I Negotiate a Delayed Start Date?
You can try, but the conditions under which you will succeed are fairly narrow.
Work, Work, Work
It wasn’t until I took a sabbatical overseas that I realized how deeply ingrained workaholism is in the American psyche.
