By Joseph Barber. As many grad students approach the end of their academic programs, they realize they’ve forgotten how to talk about their strengths and skills to different types of employers. Joseph Barber provides advice. Read more...

By Melissa Nicolas. Being perceived as nice has perks, writes Melissa Nicolas, but it can create troubling misconceptions about who we are and how we should act. Read more...

J. Sumerau provides advice to researchers who find themselves studying groups or phenomena missing -- mostly or entirely -- from the current scientific literature. Read more...

By Gina Brandolino. Gina Brandolino explores four common misconceptions about non-tenure-track jobs. Read more...

By Courtney N. Wright. Understanding what constitutes classroom incivility can help faculty members minimize its dangers while maximizing the teaching and learning opportunities it presents, advises Courtney N. Wright. Read more...

By Eric Anthony Grollman. Colleges and universities must do more than just bring in a speaker from the movement, only momentarily suspending the whiteness that pervades the everyday life and operations of the campus, argues Eric Anthony Grollman. Read more...

By Shantá R. Robinson. Anxious about landing an academic job after graduation, Shantá R. Robinson ultimately discovered that true “How I Made It” stories involve uncertainties, mishaps and mistakes. Read more...

By Patricia Grisafi. Everything changed when my best friend immediately found tenure-track employment while I struggled to finish a dissertation that seemed increasingly like a waste of time, writes Patricia Grisafi. Read more...

By Andy Molinsky. If academic institutions had water coolers and professors liked to make small talk, one of the hottest topics on the agenda would be how to get foreign students to participate in class. It’s a real conundrum, and most professors I know are at a loss about how to do it successfully. Read more...