The Quest for Great Instructional Designers
By Paxton Riter. Although instructional designers are, in many ways, the linchpin of higher education's digital transformation, they are hard to find, writes Paxton Riter. Read more...
Advice for the Newly Tenured
By Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Kerry Ann Rockquemore outlines the three biggest mistakes newly tenured professors commonly make. Read more...
The Art of the Autoreply
By Jennifer Lundquist and Joya Misra. Jennifer Lundquist and Joya Misra offer advice for those who choose to set an automated email reply message when unavailable at work over the summer. Read more...
The Effective Diversity Statement
By Tanya Golash-Boza. Tanya Golash-Boza gives faculty job applicants eight tips for writing a stellar diversity statement that stands out to search committees. Read more...
Counseling in 140 Characters
By Alfreda James. Engagement with diverse students requires that faculty and staff members develop new social-media strategies to reach students, writes Alfreda James. Read more...
Bullying in Academe
By Raymonda Burgman. Bullying behavior at your institution can result in lawsuits, high employee turnover costs, productivity declines, low morale and many other problems, writes Raymonda Burgman. Read more...
In Our Own Backyards
By Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt. College leaders should take steps to grow their own academic administrators from among the faculty members in their midst, writes Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt. Read more...
The Bias in Student Course Evaluations
By Joey Sprague. We should work to reduce the harm of bias in student course evaluations, argues Joey Sprague. Read more...
It Takes a Village
By James M. Van Wyck. To find and secure meaningful careers, A.B.D. and Ph.D. job seekers need to reach out and rely on a diverse cast of supporters, writes James M. Van Wyck. Read more...
The Citizenship We're Not Talking About
By David Thiele. The benefits for every doctoral student of taking a course in higher education would be manifold and far-reaching, writes David Thiele. Read more...