By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Requiring that at least 40 percent of search committee members be female was followed by a drop in hiring of women, study found. More...
Warning on ‘Mirror Journals’
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. European Commission envoy sees attempt to get around open-access requirements.
Research funders are being “taken for a ride” by publishers who launch new so-called mirror journals that mimic existing titles in an open-access format, according to the man spearheading an international effort to make more scholarship freely available. More...
Grad School Activism
While often necessary, it’s not a substitute for technical proficiency, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. More...
Self-Care for the New Year
Something is seriously lost when we as academics can’t connect back to ourselves, the world and what truly matters, writes Deborah J. Cohan. More...
What I Learned as I Was Leaving
Beth Godbee shares three responses that surprised her when she announced her decision to depart higher ed. More...
How to Avoid Overprepping for Your Classes
Too many faculty members prepare too much for the classes they teach, writes Christine Tulley, who proposes a solution: pattern teaching. More...
The Benefits of Coaching Conversations
Deborah S. Willis gives advice on how to incorporate such conversations into your graduate school or postdoctoral experience. More...
Career Certainty -- and the Uncertainty of It All
It may feel a little scary, but it also means there aren’t really any wrong choices, writes Joseph Barber, who gives advice for making the most of yours. More...
Teaching, Round 2
A junior professor describes plans for an experiment in increased transparency with students this semester. More...
Lost Cows and Orphaned Nukes
Kiernan Mathews describes five key developmental challenges today's chief academic officers face. More...