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I slept with my advisor's daughter and she is blackmailing me now. What can I do?
Sep 2 '18 at 3:47
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A staff member was rude to me in an email and made me look bad in front of other members of the staff. How should I handle this?
Feb 4 '18 at 22:18
83
Difficult student would dispute every grade in the course and now wants letter of recommendation
Dec 15 '17 at 22:51
65
Should I let my former undergraduate advisor know that my PhD advisor was abusive?
Jun 12 '18 at 2:37
61
Would students feel uncomfortable if I include in my lecture a quote which is somewhat sexually suggestive?
Dec 16 '17 at 7:54
53
Professor behaving oddly, but I don't want to persecute him
Aug 30 at 2:53
49
How to query gender in a multiple-choice poll/survey?
Jul 29 '18 at 11:58
41
How do I talk about my abusive former advisor if people ask?
Apr 8 '18 at 22:28
40
Am I conveying disrespect if I omit my gender pronoun from a conference nametag?
Jan 30 at 0:38
36
What was offensive about the “ladies lingerie department” joke, and how can I avoid offending people in a similar way?
May 15 '18 at 12:37
18
My student's family won't let her study what she wants
Jan 18 '18 at 4:41
17
Rules for notifying co-authors about re-presenting a project at a conference
Mar 26 '18 at 6:00
17
Ought mainstays (people recurring in a piece of academic writing) be abbreviated?
Jan 30 '18 at 3:22
16
Just started a postdoc, but it went REALLY bad, REALLY fast. Stay or go?
Oct 13 '18 at 10:18
16
Rainbow flag in paper
Jun 15 '18 at 0:55
14
Is this journal a scam: Requires payment, invited to submit via email, no comments from reviewers, journal not listed on scimagojr rankings
Jun 4 '18 at 12:42
11
Why might researchers distinguish their interests between applied math and computational math?
May 6 '18 at 11:30
10
In a revision, is it essential to address editor comments, even if they misrepresent a reviewer comment?
Dec 16 '17 at 8:09
9
Is talking to a professor about personal issues acceptable?
Apr 3 '18 at 3:22
9
How to prevent students from using modified calculators to cheat on exams?
Nov 25 '17 at 22:58
9
Is it considered normal to publish job offers inviting candidates to apply based on their gender and/or race in academia?
Aug 25 '17 at 2:42
8
Is it proper etiquette to keep religious content on official course page?
Jan 16 at 9:56
7
“Open Access”: CC-BY licence
Apr 17 '18 at 3:29
6
Request not to be named as a co-author on my own paper
Oct 26 '18 at 3:51
6
Handling “contraband” tattoos in closed-book exams
Nov 8 '17 at 0:42
5
Violated academic integrity on an online coursework. What do I do?
Jan 11 at 0:04
5
What can I do if the reviewers' comments on my manuscript are not correct?
Oct 5 '18 at 4:14
5
Using “we” in mathematical reports
Aug 6 '18 at 1:08
5
How should I handle questions about family/spouse on the job market?
Jun 4 '18 at 2:05
5
Can my paper be published in a conference's special issue against my will?
Jan 4 '18 at 20:46
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