Table of Contents
COVER PACKAGE
 Building mentorships for success
Mentors can provide the support and guidance you need to achieve your academic and career goals. Here's how to create mentorships that make, not break, your career.
Sticky situations in mentorships
Problems can crop up in mentorships, but solutions are not beyond students' reach.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
In pursuit of the American dream
Jamaican-born Melissa-Sue Angus-John earned a $10,000 annual fellowship.
Accountability: One school's approach
How can graduate programs be sure they're meeting students' needs? By surveying alumni and reporting back to students.
Starting the dissertation
Experts offer tips on picking a topic, conducting a lit review and narrowing your focus.
Get published
Attaining that first manuscript acceptance takes patience and a thick skin.
CLASS ACT
Investigating the pain of integration
Doctoral student Mona Amer explores how Arab Americans are adjusting to life in the United States after 9/11.
CAREER CENTER
Lab lessons
Adaptability and persistence are among the keys to setting up a successful research lab, say several new—and experienced—professors.
Postgrad growth area: School psychology
Connect through a division
Enhance your membership in APAGS by joining an APA division—or two.
Network and learn at psychology's regional meetings
MONEY MATTERS
Getting what you're worth
Before you say "yes" to that first job offer, determine the salary and perks you need and negotiate for them.
Make taxes less taxing
Six tips for a smoother tax season.
DEPARTMENTS
Inbox
Matters to a degree
Research roundup
APAGS news
Point of view
Classified ads – Jobs, internships, postdocs, etc.
THE LATEST
Apply for advanced training in fMRI, large-scale databases
APA group gives stronger voice to new psychologists
Free statistical software available online
New listserv targets science-focused students
Start planning for APA's 2005 convention
Ethnic-minority grants boost three student diversity programs
Cheers to the department of the year
New resource guide available for graduate students with disabilities
Students earn recognition for research
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