Your Career: Moving in after moving up

What to consider in setting up your physical and digital space in a new leadership position. ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. What to consider in setting up your physical and digital space in a new leadership position. When you move into a new administrative position — whatever the office’s budget — you will have to shift your thinking about your office space and stuff to take public utility and opinion into consideration. Figuring out what you should, and shouldn’t, ask for can be especially challenging if the promotion happens quickly and unexpectedly. You may have months, or weeks, until your start date. Use that run-up period to prepare so that your first day on the job is not a shock in terms of what you need physically, from software to coffee cups. Of course, you have much to learn on the job itself, but it’s always good to listen to advice (from staff members and peers) about how to make the transition as smooth as possible. Just keep in mind that, when it comes to campus offices, the functional can also be political. So don’t go overboard on the redecorating (though some people do). But neither should your office be so sparse that it looks like you’re a drive-by consultant, rather than someone committed to the place. Continue reading: “[Admin 101: Moving Into Your New Office]( by David D. Perlmutter - Talk to us: Since ChatGPT arrived on the scene, fears that students will use it to cheat on papers and exams have steadily increased. We want to hear from you. This past semester, did any of your students try to cheat with ChatGPT or other AI tools? Are you reworking your courses for the fall to adjust to AI, and if so, how? 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To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. LATEST CAREER ADVICE, OPINION, AND NEWS ADVICE [How to Be Yourself on the Page]( By Rachel Toor [STORY IMAGE]( You may understand the power of first-person writing, but can you wield it gracefully? ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | OPINION [ChatGPT Is a Plagiarism Machine]( By Joseph M. Keegin [STORY IMAGE]( So why do administrators have their heads in the sand? STUDENTS OR WORKERS? [‘Enormous Surge’ in Unions Reflects Disconnect Between Colleges and Graduate Employees]( By Julian Roberts-Grmela [STORY IMAGE]( Five months into the year, grad students at nine institutions have voted for collective-bargaining units, already more than the seven in 2022. Why now? And what does it mean for higher ed? ADVICE [Why Calls for a ‘Return to Rigor’ Are Wrong]( By Kevin Gannon [STORY IMAGE]( What’s the point of pursuing “solutions” that exacerbate student disengagement, the very problem they are supposed to solve? DATA [Undergraduate Enrollment Stayed Steady This Spring. It’s Still 1 Million Students Below Pre-Pandemic Levels.]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( Community-college attendance, after seeing years of declines, is inching up. FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Reimagining the Student Experience - The Chronicle Store]( [Trouble at the Top]( Many leaders and industry observers say it has been decades since the heat on presidents has been this intense. [Order your copy today]( to explore what today’s presidents are up against, how things are changing, and how to navigate new challenges. What we’re reading. Here’s more on career issues and trends from around the web. See something we should include? [Let me know](mailto:denise.magner@chronicle.com?subject=Your Career feedback). - Need some reading suggestions for the summer break? 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