How to Navigate an Academic Conference
Victoria Reyes offers three tips that can ease any anxiety you may have and help you get the most out of attending one. More...
Managing Subconscious Messages in Your Job Search
Sometimes you can use them to your benefit, writes Joseph Barber, and other times you want to make sure they don't disadvantage you. More...
Notes From a Teaching President
It can make for a grueling workweek, but the insights gained from students make teaching worth it, writes Martha D. Saunders, who offers advice to other presidents who still crave the classroom. More...
Managing Microaggressions
Those of us whom they affect must find ways to soothe the uncomfortable feelings they elicit, writes Stephen J. Aguilar, who offers some suggestions for how to do so. More...
The Overlooked Diversity Issue
Colleges don’t always realize that their small-town communities are unsuited for the faculty members whom they hope to hire, argues Rachel S. Harris. More...
Stifling the Seedling’s Growth
The Thirty Meter Telescope project at Mauna Kea raises questions about what we truly mean when we say we engage in “ethical and moral” research, argues Amanda R. Tachine. More...
Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work
A wide range of positions at colleges and universities are open to those with a Ph.D., writes Chris M. Golde. More...
Give It a Rest
Finished your dissertation and ready to write your book? Not so fast, warns Laura Portwood-Stacer. More...
Needed: Allies for Equitable Faculty Workloads
KerryAnn O'Meara, Joya Misra, Audrey J. Jaeger and Dawn Culpepper recommend five things you can do now to help create a fairer workplace. More...
Positive Uncertainty and the Strange Attractor
Andrew Crain explores chaos theory and its relevance to graduate student career development. More...
