Thomas Magaldi provides strategies that can help you not only get in shape but also find your first nonacademic job. More...
5 Tips for Flat Abs and an Industry Job
Class Size Matters
Ideas vary as to what constitutes large classes. Some people say it’s the 200-person chemistry class or the 400-person nutrition class at a major research university. More...
How Do You Feel?
It’s a simple question, but it provides powerful feedback about how you experience various aspects of your work, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore. More...
Latinxs in Academe
Latinx students’ higher enrollment in colleges and universities in the United States should produce hope. But the attrition rate is higher for Latinx students than for their peers from other racial and ethnic groups. That lower rate of undergraduate completion is reflected at the graduate level as well: a recent report shows that less than 1 percent of Latinxs hold Ph.D.s -- far fewer than Asians, whites and African-Americans. More...
You're Not Alone
Derek Attig provides resources to show how others have handled the exciting yet challenging process of figuring out what comes next. More...
Doctoral Students as Academic Leaders
Doctoral programs should learn the skills to best respond to the growing demands on higher education institutions, write Ralph A. Gigliotti and Maria J. Qadri. More...
What Do You Love?
As a newly tenured professor, you should consider the question as an indicator of the best direction for your energy, gifts and talents moving forward, advises Kerry Ann Rockquemore. More...
Opportunity or Trap?
The question came up during a career planning conversation at a HERS Institute this summer. I couldn’t resist thinking, “What institution isn’t?” But I could see from the face of the questioner that her concerns were more serious. More...
Recognizing Emotional Labor in Academe
As institutions fail to meet the needs of minoritized and traumatized students, the faculty members who work to fill the gaps should be acknowledged, argues Julie Shayne. More...
How to Discuss Work-Life Balance
Before approaching the subject with your future or current supervisor, you should consider their interests, advises Stephanie K. Eberle. More...