Questions tagged [administration]
On the administration or running of an academic department or organization, or the people associated with this role. [administration] is mainly concerned with overseeing regular operations, while [governance] involves strategic tasks of setting goals and direction.
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Can a PhD student co-supervise master students in Germany?
In Germany, is it possible for a PhD student to be co-supervisor of a master thesis?
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Supervisor who does not answer
My advisor has not replied to my email for 4 days. I'm in a hurry, this is a piece of paper that he should sign for me before December 18 what to do? any exemple of emails ? please help!!!
Finally, I ...
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My grade was penalized because of a technical problem. Who can I contact?
Last year, I did an exchange semester at a foreign university as part of my master degree. I was lagging behind on homework in one of my exchange courses, and wouldn't have been able to get a good ...
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Student comments from meetings frequently overreacted to by senior 'management' [closed]
I've worked at several UK institutions over the past 10 years and one aspect that consistently raises my eyebrows is the reaction to student-staff liaison meetings* from senior members of the team. ...
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Why do universities announce interviewees for positions as lates as possible?
My (R1) university is hiring a number of upper administration positions. We keep getting these emails about the dates of the interview, but the names aren't released until 24 h beforehand.
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Immatrikulation and PhD in Germany
Do PhD students (who work as research/teaching assistant and get paid according to the TV-L E13 bracket) in Germany get an official student enrollment from the university 'Immatrikulation'?
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Part-time UK lecturer - how much admin and what counts?
Can anyone give me a guide to how much admin a part-time university lecturer should be doing. My employer is so very vague and I have no idea if I'm doing too much, or if I can just say no. It seems ...
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How to get on my PhD supervisor's case without becoming a nuisance?
So my PhD supervisor is very senior in the university. This has its advantages but unfortunately this also means he's very busy most of the time, especially now that it's summer and he's been away on ...
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When do registrar's offices usually request course schedules?
At approximately what time in the fall semester, do most universities (in the US, say) request that departments submit their spring schedules?
At my university, the date keeps moving earlier and ...
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Top CS PhD programs, do I stand a chance? [closed]
I'm an American EE/CompE undergrad at a mid tier(top 200) smaller state school with a 3.96 GPA. I am the first person in my family to attend college, so you can imagine that getting advice on grad ...
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How to deal with administrative duties killing the research spirit?
Some months ago I was promoted with a managing position inside the university (in my case, associated chair of my school, being for instance the head of admission committee and the director of ...
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Teaching a class likely meant to inflate the GPA of student athletes
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My department recently finalized the faculty teaching assignments for the Fall 2019 semester (starts at the end of August 2019). As these assignments were being discussed a few weeks ago, my ...
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How much has student usage of social media increased Universities’ internet traffic bills over the last 20 years? [closed]
Not counting those that ban social media, but counting student Wi-Fi provision such as UK Eduroam.
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Late withdrawal from all the courses after the census date as I had an accident and will be undergoing surgery [closed]
I will be undergoing surgery due to an accident that happened to me 2 months before the start of the term and I have been. The term has nearly ended and I wont be able to sit for final exams as I will ...
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How to assess the long-term stability of a college as part of a job search
A few weeks from now, I'll be traveling for a flyout interview to a SLAC (small liberal arts college) in the eastern United States. The college is very small, less than 1,500 students. If hired, I ...
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