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Administration 101: The First-Round Interview
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Ready for Your Close-Up?
Just because academics have grown up with video doesn’t mean they are masters of self-presentation on camera. Here is a primer.
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In a First-Round Interview for a Leadership Post, Make Sure You Show the Love
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Interviewing While LGBTQ
The questions and issues you should think about on the academic job market. -
It’s the Job-Interview Season Again
Whether in the academy or the law, interviewers should be wary of looking too hard for the right fit.
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Building Diverse Campuses: 4 Key Questions and 4 Case Studies
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The Professor Is In: You Have a Ph.D. From Where?
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What Not to Say in a Job Interview at a 2-Year College
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Multitasking Is the Enemy of Academic Productivity
Faculty members pay a price for all that juggling of research, teaching, and service.
Administrative and Staff Resources
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Are We Too Captivated by Charisma in Hiring?
In recruiting campus leaders, we need more community building and less star power. So how do we avoid being blinded by a candidate’s charm? -
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How to Hire Leaders Better Than Yourself
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The Case for Cluster Hiring to Diversify Your Faculty
How one university finally made progress on its goal to hire more professors from underrepresented minority groups.
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Denise K. Magner
Denise K. Magner is senior editor of The Chronicle’s advice section, which features articles written by academics for academics on faculty and administrative career issues. -
Kevin Dettmar
Kevin Dettmar is W.M. Keck professor of English and director of the Humanities Studio at Pomona College. His latest book, published in September 2022, is How to Chair a Department. He also writes The Chronicle’s Ask the Chair advice column. More information about his work with chairs is available at his website, kdettmar.com. Send your questions on any aspect of becoming or serving as chair to his email or Facebook. -
Allison M. Vaillancourt
Allison M. Vaillancourt provides organizational consulting services as a vice president and senior consultant in Segal’s organizational effectiveness practice. Prior to joining Segal, she spent three decades as an administrator and faculty member at large public research universities. Browse her previous columns in the Management Corner series on administrative-career issues. She is on Twitter @VaillancourtA. -
Jennifer S. Furlong
Jennifer S. Furlong is director of the office of career planning and professional development at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Most recently, she served as co-president of the Career Services Association of CUNY and as mid-Atlantic regional director of the Graduate Career Consortium.
