Zachary Michael Jack remembers a colleague who taught him life lessons that were as valuable -- and then some -- as the merely strategic advice of how to impress superiors, win tenure and climb the academic ladder. More...
Asking the Editors: Part 1
About 18 months ago, I defended my humanities dissertation and took a tenure-track job. More...
Great Expectations
Jo Guldi learns a lesson from students who embrace the challenge of high academic standards. More...
Navigating the Dialectic of Privilege and Oppression
Jennifer M. Gómez writes of her tendency as a new faculty member of color to highlight the systemic wrongs she's experienced while ignoring the potential for change her position now allows. More...
Graduate Students Need to Think Differently About Time
James M. Van Wyck recommends that Ph.D. students make at least three mental shifts about time as they negotiate graduate school. More...
In Praise of the Humble Email
Thanks to the efforts of the software salesforce, almost every request a faculty member used to make simply and in seconds is now unnecessarily complicated, argues Jacqueline Foertsch. More...
Presenting Your Research to an Industry Audience
Francine Mahak discusses the different context and expectations of such an audience and offers practical tips for graduate students. More...
The Importance of Validating Faculty Research
Far too often, researchers’ scholarly and creative achievements simply become lines on curriculum vitae, argue Scott Slovic and Janet E. Nelson, who offer recommendations for change. More...
The Faculty Lounge
Academe’s devolution into online and contingent labor has already caused many changes to the college work environment. More...
We Must Save Independent Student Newsrooms
Colleges should provide no-strings-attached support for the perspective that student journalists offer -- even if it is occasionally uncomfortable to read, Diane McFarlin andFrank LoMonte argue. More...