The Fund Raiser
Considering a Job in Fund Raising?
Brian Taylor
I know what you're thinking after reading that headline: "Search for a new job? I'm just thankful to have any job in this economy." With layoffs at companies in what appears to be nearly every industry, and economic news good one day and bad the next, everyone currently employed should be pleased. But you don't have to delay your job search just because of the uncertain news all around us....
On Hiring
- The Future of the Dissertation
- Hiring and Firing Bytes
- Simple Faculty-Load Tricks
- Trinkets and Tokens
- Hiring for the Mission
Peer Review
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A Florida Professor Helps Launch a New Space Industry
Joshua E. Colwell is working with companies that are building spacecraft intended to carry tourists and scientific experiments.
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Professor and Prolific Inventor Is Honored by White House
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Baker Rises to Premier Instructor in One Sweet Program
In the Forums
Classroom Victories
Professors talk about the things that have worked well for them in the classroom.
Tech Talk for Befuddled Academics
Talk about your technology issues in our new forum.
The Thread of Teaching Despair
What do students do that makes you want to bang your head on your desk?
ABD and on the Market
Join a support group for ABD's who are job hunting.
Interview Horror Stories
Did your interview go badly? Buck up. It could have been a lot worse.
Great Colleges to Work For
Is your college a great place to work? The Chronicle will help you find out.
Latest Articles
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Title IX Includes Maternal Discrimination
It's family-unfriendly policies — not lack of interest or commitment — that turn many women away from academic science.
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A Tale of Two Lobbying Firms
Budget turmoil forces administrators to choose sides over which lobbyist to keep.
- Value, Price, and Fees
- Sorry I'm Late
- The Candidate and His Earring
- Old Books, Old Stories
- A Scientist's Guide to Academic Etiquette
- 'Your Review Was Brutal'
- Reduce the Technology, Rescue Your Job
- Understanding the 'Public' in Public Relations
- The Rules of Faculty Club
- Confessions of a 3-Year-Degree Student
- Stealing My Convictions
- Fight Your Own Battles
- Preserving the Future of the Natural-History Museum
From the Archives
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Welcoming Remarks
Delivering the opening comments at a meeting joins death and taxes on the list of things no administrator can avoid.
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The Community-College Interview
The odds are against candidates who are unfamiliar with our values and don't speak our lingo.
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Don't Just Search, Recruit
Taking an aggressive approach in hiring is the only way to avoid a mediocre pool of candidates.
First Time on the Market?
Going on the academic job market for the first time? Here are some things you should know.
