In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: This might be an odd question but I’m relatively new to a smallish department. I want to have collegial relationships with my colleagues in the philosophy department and would love to have support building my teaching skills. I can’t get a handle on…

In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Thoughts about how to successfully navigate a small department with preexisting internal conflicts? (I'm a mid-career, tenured philosopher, fairly new to the place.) I'd prefer not to say more to avoid identification–though sadly, this description probably fits a few institutions. Great question. I'm…

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a new prof writes: [I]magine yourself in the situation where you have just been hired as an assistant professor in a new department. Your initial sense of euphoria and busy work for the fist year and a half or so prevents you from seeing it, but…