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38 votes

How to write a reference request for a candidate that I see unfit for the application?

23 votes

How to stop hopping the learning chain and actually begin somewhere?

14 votes

How to move forward following an unpleasant situation with colleagues?

13 votes

Is it common for people in academia to experience prolonged lack of sleep and how to deal with it?

12 votes

How to speak to advisor about hiring an unscrupulous student?

12 votes

What are the ethical implications of lying to get into a course?

9 votes

When trying to establish a connection with a STEM field professor, is it appropriate to ask them out for coffee?

7 votes

How many "office hours" are common (or standard) for full-time lecturers?

6 votes

Ethics of using company data from internship for academic project

6 votes

Is it morally acceptable to leave an academic project which brings value to thousands?

4 votes

How should I handle students who ask questions that are "beyond the scope of the course" as a TA

4 votes

Is it possible to make leaving a PhD look good on a CV / Resume?

4 votes

Is it appropriate to ask the professor a trick question?

4 votes

What is typically expected of a conference session chair?

3 votes

During applications, how can I prove I was the first author of the papers that I couldn't become first author for various reasons?

1 vote

Why do people hang up papers on their doors?

1 vote

What consequences are imposed by an institution when a researcher commits plagiarism?

0 votes

Is there such thing as "paper dump conference"? If yes, what actually is it?

0 votes

How to handle a colleague who hasn't pulled their weight

0 votes

Is it rude for me to ask professors for assignments in advance of the class starting?

-7 votes

Is it acceptable to include footnotes in mathematical proofs?