By Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Recruiting underrepresented faculty without fixing retention problems creates a revolving door, not long-term change, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Read more...

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore. If you want to know why underrepresented faculty members decide to leave your department, ask them, advises Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Read more...

By Natalie Lundsteen. Sometimes there is no substitute for a good book, and in the world of Ph.D. career advising, a few standout books really make sense for doctoral students and postdocs. As you start both a new academic semester and a new year, this is a great time to develop some plans and ideas about your career and professional development, so I’m sharing a shortlist of the books I have found to resonate with Ph.D.s engaged in a career search. Read more...

By Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist. Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist talked with midcareer faculty members to identify the challenges they've confronted, as well as four key strategies to surmount those challenges. Read more...

By M. V. Lee Badgett. Effective communication gives you the means to reach deep into the institutions that make decisions that affect us all, writes M. V. Lee Badgett. Read more...

By Alfreda James. Career development requires energy and flexibility in a fluid job market, writes Alfreda James, and graduate students now have many more sources and accessible options for advice related to it. Read more...

By Scott Newman. After a year studying presidents and chancellors, Scott Newman describes the characteristics he believes help college and university chief executives succeed. Read more...

By Eric Anthony Grollman. In July 2013, I launched a blog called Conditionally Accepted -- an online space for scholars on the margins of academe. At the time, I was beginning my new position as an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Richmond and had just finished the six-year chapter of graduate school at Indiana University. Read more...

By Gordon Hammerle. Should you retire sometime in 2016? Gordon Hammerle has developed a quiz to help you determine the answer -- or to at least get a chuckle. Read more...