A presidential spouse for two decades, Mort Maimon shares what he’s learned along the way. Read more...

Russell Olwell explores why mentoring students is often so low on the faculty agenda -- and what should be done about it. Read more...

How can you shift way from mind-sets that equate identity with academic work? And in doing so, can you relieve anxiety about exploring unfamiliar career pathways? Sarah Peterson provides some answers. Read more...

Charlotte Kent has solved the problem of getting students to actually read the class syllabus by tackling a totally different challenge. Read more...

To deal with incivility in higher education, faculty members must move beyond seeking solutions to every case they encounter and consider the larger forces driving it, writes Courtney N. Wright. Read more...

Why might the dean-to-president route become more common, asks Carl J. Strikwerda, and what might it reveal about the evolving paths to the presidency. Read more...

Lauren Michele Jackson explores what role graduate students -- especially minority women students -- play in their program’s recruitment efforts. Read more...

KC Williams speaks to any black faculty member who has ever felt imposed upon or discriminated against for reasons having nothing to do with their abilities. Read more...

Being able to give an effective presentation is essential to your career success, writes Christine Kelly, who provides six pointers on how to do so. Read more...

The term carries a set of connotations that most college-level instructors would just as soon not have attributed to them, argues Alexander H. Bolyanatz. Read more...