From The Chronicle of Higher Ed:
Whether you are a hovering "helicopter" mentor or more of a "free range"-style adviser, you have a responsibility to your graduate students beyond the dissertation. Given the dearth of tenure-track jobs, how do we as advisers move from commiseration to action – as individuals, as departments, and as professional organizations? … Vicki L. Ruiz is president of the American Historical Association and a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine.

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