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The Workplace

What does it take to work — and succeed — in higher education? Find The Chronicle’s complete coverage here.

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Florida’s ‘Vague, Viewpoint-Discriminatory’ Law Is Unconstitutional, Professors’ Lawsuit Says

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The Humanities Job Market Is Broken. Here’s One Easy Fix.

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How to Build a Better Career Seminar for Ph.D. Students

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Many College Professors Say Their Academic Freedom Is In Decline, Study Finds

What Professors Actually Earn

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Can Professors Afford the American Dream?

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How Professors Make Ends Meet

How Far Does Your Pay Go?

Working Better

In this new series, Kevin R. McClure explores higher education as a workplace — what it does well, what it does poorly, and what it can do to improve the professional lives of faculty and staff members.

Work Smarter

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How to Run a Good Meeting

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How to Make Your Teaching More Engaging

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How to Create a Syllabus

Trending News

Faculty and Staff Are Feeling Anxious, Depressed, and Burnt Out, Study Says

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Student-Loan Debt Is Weighing Down Higher Ed’s Own Workers

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In Higher Ed, Interim Appointments Are Everywhere. The Costs Are Real.

Amanda Reiterman at UC Santa Cruz

After Learning Her TA Would Be Paid More Than She Was, This Lecturer Quit

Meet Our Workplace Reporters

Megan Zahneis and Adrienne Lu are senior reporters who cover faculty, staff, and the academic workplace for The Chronicle. They’re curious about what it’s like to work in higher ed today. Write them at megan.zahneis@chronicle.com and adrienne.lu@chronicle.com.

Senior Reporters Megan Zahneis and Adrienne Lu

Leading In a Time of Turmoil and Turnover

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Admin 101: The Friend Deficit in Leadership Jobs

Academic Loneliness

Admin 101: Making Friends in High Places

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Admin 101: How to Lead Your Campus on AI

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Admin 101: Let’s Talk Money

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Penn State Offered Buyouts. At This Campus, 40 Percent of Staff Raised Their Hands.

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Everyone Is Talking About ‘Belonging,’ but What Does It Really Mean?

Here’s What to Know About Turnover Risks in Higher Ed’s Work Force

How to Get More Done

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Career Change Is Uncomfortable. Embrace It.

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Do Things You’re Bad At

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Associate Professors and the ‘Second Book Problem’

Juggling Work and Home Life

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You’ve Burned Out. Now What?

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My Unexpected Cure for Burnout

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But What if You Can’t Quit Your ‘Dead-End Job’?

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Should You Have Kids ... in Grad School?

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How Sexist Is Science?