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Do authors have to be politically correct in article-writing?

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How to deal with an advisor who wants a "friendlier" relationship with me than I do?

answered Sep 20, 2014 at 23:44

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Why does a university course become defunct?

answered Nov 24, 2016 at 23:16

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How should I decline a referee request for the paper which I refereed before?

answered May 28, 2018 at 21:58

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Strategy for revealing pregnancy to new department/department chair

answered Aug 7, 2017 at 2:53

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What should I do if I accepted a review request based on paper title, but then found out it touches on topics I don't know?

answered Jun 8, 2017 at 21:10

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What rate of faculty turnover is healthy?

answered Apr 30, 2014 at 2:00

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Ask how to pronounce advisor's last name?

answered Jul 29, 2014 at 0:17

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Which is more important for PhD applicants — Quality or quantity of research papers?

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 2:32

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How do you get a bad transcript past Ph.D. admissions?

answered Mar 24, 2012 at 23:33

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How can I make sure I (a white male teaching math) am sensitive to "underprivileged" students in my class?

answered Jun 17, 2019 at 18:18

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Being harassed by a department chair

answered Apr 9, 2012 at 6:01

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How should I write the last sentence in my email to a professor?

answered May 25, 2014 at 3:11

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Should I agree to review a paper that I do not fully understand?

answered Jul 21, 2017 at 19:53

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Can I give back my Master's Degree and remove my Master's Thesis?

answered Feb 1, 2017 at 23:43

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Word choice for salutation in a formal email to your PhD adviser, Is Dear Boss appropriate?

answered Apr 15, 2016 at 20:01

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What do I do if a professor at a foreign university doesn't respond to my emails?

answered Oct 9, 2014 at 14:44

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Checking/Ticking all the fields on a recommendation letter as "Exceptional"

answered Jan 19, 2015 at 3:40

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How to acquire 3 recommendation letters to apply for jobs when working with 1 advisor?

answered Apr 22, 2012 at 23:09

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Incentives for professors to write recommendation letters

answered Aug 3, 2012 at 0:03

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Could you get a doctorate based solely on a thesis written in your free time?

answered May 31, 2015 at 22:37

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Whether to share at thesis defense where I have submitted pertaining papers to

answered Jun 28, 2018 at 14:08

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I feel like my teacher is disrespectful towards me in the most subtle, Japanese way possible. What should I do?

answered Jun 17, 2019 at 19:58

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Do I have to implement published algorithms in the same manner as the original source?

answered Jun 7, 2015 at 20:31

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Retroactively turning down an accepted offer to a professional program from one school in favour of an offer from another school?

answered May 25, 2014 at 3:27

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Is it the number or quality of internships that is more important for Graduate School admission into Computer Science?

answered May 14, 2014 at 21:19

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What is the best way to solicit teaching feedback from students (before the class is over)?

answered Feb 1, 2015 at 2:05

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Are there any differences between Master's admissions and Ph.D admissions in the US?

answered Jun 5, 2015 at 21:07

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Gender transition as a starting faculty member: a terrible idea?

answered Jun 19, 2018 at 20:12

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What is the difference between project and thesis?

answered Nov 27, 2016 at 20:50

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48 Answers

Do authors have to be politically correct in article-writing?

How to deal with an advisor who wants a "friendlier" relationship with me than I do?

Why does a university course become defunct?

How should I decline a referee request for the paper which I refereed before?

Strategy for revealing pregnancy to new department/department chair

What should I do if I accepted a review request based on paper title, but then found out it touches on topics I don't know?

What rate of faculty turnover is healthy?

Ask how to pronounce advisor's last name?

Which is more important for PhD applicants — Quality or quantity of research papers?

How do you get a bad transcript past Ph.D. admissions?

How can I make sure I (a white male teaching math) am sensitive to "underprivileged" students in my class?

Being harassed by a department chair

How should I write the last sentence in my email to a professor?

Should I agree to review a paper that I do not fully understand?

Can I give back my Master's Degree and remove my Master's Thesis?

Word choice for salutation in a formal email to your PhD adviser, Is Dear Boss appropriate?

What do I do if a professor at a foreign university doesn't respond to my emails?

Checking/Ticking all the fields on a recommendation letter as "Exceptional"

How to acquire 3 recommendation letters to apply for jobs when working with 1 advisor?

Incentives for professors to write recommendation letters

Could you get a doctorate based solely on a thesis written in your free time?

Whether to share at thesis defense where I have submitted pertaining papers to

I feel like my teacher is disrespectful towards me in the most subtle, Japanese way possible. What should I do?

Do I have to implement published algorithms in the same manner as the original source?

Retroactively turning down an accepted offer to a professional program from one school in favour of an offer from another school?

Is it the number or quality of internships that is more important for Graduate School admission into Computer Science?

What is the best way to solicit teaching feedback from students (before the class is over)?

Are there any differences between Master's admissions and Ph.D admissions in the US?

Gender transition as a starting faculty member: a terrible idea?

What is the difference between project and thesis?