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Is it normal for journal reviewers to reject submissions based on non-scientific reasoning?
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Is it unfair to retroactively excuse a student for absences?
Awarded Jun 30 at 5:01
Is it unfair to retroactively excuse a student for absences?
Awarded Jun 30 at 5:01
How to deal with students who are regularly late?
Awarded Mar 15 at 20:40
How to deal with students who are regularly late?
Awarded Mar 15 at 20:40
Is It appropriate for students to express interest in becoming a non-funded TA for a specific course?
Awarded Jan 12 at 17:30
What is the distribution of the number of PhD attempts for those with a PhD?
Awarded Jul 2, 2023 at 11:27
I believe I have a clever idea/tool that should be widely adopted by the research community. How to interpret a lukewarm response?
Awarded Mar 27, 2023 at 3:55
Why don't math grad schools in the U.S. use entrance exams?
Awarded Nov 8, 2022 at 3:22
How much time to hear back after a UK academic interview?
Awarded Sep 29, 2022 at 4:45
Why I should prepare a presentation for each journal paper I have?
Awarded Jun 17, 2022 at 3:26
I want to keep doing the sort of work I've been doing as a PhD student, rather than becoming a supervisor or bureaucrat. Can I remain a PhD student?
Awarded Jun 9, 2022 at 18:07
Is it “too much” if I ask to meet with my PI and ask her to sign my copy of her dissertation?
Awarded Jun 9, 2022 at 18:07
What is the best way to approach professors in Europe about the possibility of an internship (as an unfunded, international student)?
Awarded May 11, 2022 at 1:33
How should someone handle a course failure or prevent it?
Awarded Apr 10, 2022 at 18:30
Which one to choose.... Interests vs Skills?
Awarded Jan 10, 2022 at 2:16
Got rejected after giving Postdoc interviews for the umpteenth time. Am I doing something wrong or am I just unqualified for jobs?
Awarded Jun 7, 2021 at 20:02
Can I use a fake email address for asking simple questions to experts?
Awarded Jun 1, 2021 at 22:28
Can I use a fake email address for asking simple questions to experts?
Awarded Jun 1, 2021 at 22:28
Would an international student A in the US helping another international student B in Europe cheating be punished by US university?
Awarded Apr 11, 2021 at 19:18
Should I not ask my students about their hometown?
Awarded Apr 6, 2021 at 1:51
I believe I have a clever idea/tool that should be widely adopted by the research community. How to interpret a lukewarm response?
Awarded Mar 29, 2021 at 11:31
I believe I have a clever idea/tool that should be widely adopted by the research community. How to interpret a lukewarm response?
Awarded Mar 29, 2021 at 11:31
Is it ethical for an instructor to "hack" my system as part of the evaluation for my thesis defense?
Awarded Mar 14, 2021 at 20:05
Did I make a mistake in being too honest in the PhD interview?
Awarded Jan 10, 2021 at 9:19
How many editors should a journal have?
Awarded Jan 3, 2021 at 13:56
Do students have the right to see how their papers were graded?
Awarded Dec 21, 2020 at 20:41
Adding the full text of the articles that I manually added to Google Scholar
Awarded Sep 27, 2020 at 19:17
Is the promotion of meditation activities by my university a form of religious discrimination?
Awarded Aug 25, 2020 at 18:17
Advice for first time mathematics TA during the COVID-19 pandemic
Awarded Aug 16, 2020 at 18:04
Am I violating authors copyrights?
Awarded Jul 28, 2020 at 3:09
I think my TA winked at me and have developed feelings. Should I ask her out after the semester ends?
Awarded May 4, 2020 at 6:26
What does "All deadlines are: 11:59 PM UTC-12:00" mean?
Awarded Jan 22, 2020 at 8:40
How to find an appropriate journal to submit to when working in a new, unfamiliar field?
Awarded Oct 7, 2019 at 15:05
Do universities maintain secret textbooks?
Awarded Aug 30, 2019 at 8:40
My professor did not cite my article in a review on the same topic
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Why don't most academic conferences make their budget publicly available?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Publishing paper as a PhD student without advisor's name
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Is it permitted to not take Ph.D. students who have girlfriends/are married/don't come in weekends...?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
What do you do to keep your mind sharp?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Is there any general consensus that either Elsevier or Springer is viewed as more prestigious for publishing in engineering?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Publishing paper as a PhD student without advisor's name
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
What are some way to give praise to a professor without resorting to flattery?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Why have lectures in the information age?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Why are some PhD holders unable to become professors?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
If co-instructors gave different syllabi with different grading schemes, is this generally considered a valid reason to challenge grade?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Is it acceptable to submit papers anonymously to Computer Science conferences that don't ask for anonymity?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Shirtless picture on the academic page of a Ph.D. candidate seeking postdoc
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
How can I find if my viXra paper is cited?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
How should one react when one's work is rightfully critiqued during a conference presentation?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
How can we change things so more researchers are willing to share their source code?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Can we stop looking at recommendation letters and rely purely on "objective" measurements during the admission process?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Doing PhD with a 'star' professor
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Is reusing old code for a new assignment considered self plagiarism? How to protect yourself if you consider it to be, and a group partner does not?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
How should one react when one's work is rightfully critiqued during a conference presentation?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Is it unethical of me and can I get in trouble if a professor passes me based on an oral exam without attending class?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
How to say good-bye to an unhelpful and undisciplined professor?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Is reusing old code for a new assignment considered self plagiarism? How to protect yourself if you consider it to be, and a group partner does not?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
How can I ensure that my software is correctly cited?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
Can PhDs legitimately claim to be doctors?
Awarded Jun 18, 2019 at 23:20
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