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41 votes

Is there anything wrong with faculty socializing with grad students?

33 votes
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What is the real benefit of tenured positions for universities?

23 votes

The GRE: Why does this still exist?

18 votes
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What is a "white paper"?

17 votes

What if a faculty member is not successful in obtaining the summer salary from a funding agency?

15 votes

How should disallowed collaboration on a freshman homework set be handled by a TA?

13 votes

Should I stay in my PhD?

10 votes
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When suggesting referee names, where do you draw the line for conflict of interest?

8 votes

Is a research thesis (report) with zero contribution to human knowledge acceptable?

7 votes

Letter of recommendation from a senior lecturer

6 votes

What is the average tenure-track duration in the USA?

6 votes

Good responses to "Ivory Tower" accusations?

5 votes

How much do patents impact an academic career?

5 votes

Where to describe the pros and cons of the related work in a paper?

4 votes

Style for first introduction sentence - citation required for lurid statement?

4 votes

Does the 'Internet of Things' fall under Computer Networking?

4 votes

How to motivate an undergrad class to do research when its not a course requirement?

3 votes

Formatting of grants

3 votes

Application of standard techniques to new data: is it publishable?

3 votes

Research paper about an enhancement to algorithm

2 votes

Citing a paper under review in 2 different conferences

1 vote
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What are the career prospects after being an RA?