Before we travel to national and international conferences to hear from other scholars, perhaps we should provide more platforms to learn from those within our own institutions, writes Ruth Gotian. More...
When Your Job No Longer Motivates
When your work isn’t making you happy, take charge of your career happiness and figure out what will bring you joy, advises Natalie Lundsteen. More...
Teaching Physics With Love
To be successful, faculty members must go beyond teaching the material, writes Matthew J. Wright. We must care deeply about students and show it. More...
Posttenure Planning
To effectively direct your career once you are tenured, you should always determine your next move, eliminate distractions and enroll other people in your vision, advises Kerry Ann Rockquemore. More...
Sexual Violence Research Must Be LGBTQ Inclusive
The fact that sexual and intimate partner violence is found in lesbian and gay relationships proves that there is more to the phenomenon than cisgender, heterosexual men victimizing cisgender, heterosexual women, argues Sarah A. Stephens. More...
A New Way for Ph.D.s to Plan Their Careers
Teresa Dillinger, Annie Maxfield and Sarah Peterson introduce ImaginePhD, a career-exploration and planning tool for doctoral students. More...
The Creative Academic
Academe’s standardized processes can strip our work of personal meaning, writes Janelle Ward, who recommends how to approach teaching and research in new ways. More...
Posttenure Mentoring Networks
Just because you’ve gained tenure doesn’t mean you don’t need mentoring, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore, who gives advice on how to find a whole new supportive group of people. More...
The Road to Tenure: Understanding the Process
Don Haviland, Anna M. Ortiz and Laura Henriques give advice on how to understand your institution’s timeline, criteria and unwritten expectations. More...
It’s Not Just About Work-Life Balance
It's also about a better balance in your work life, says Lynn Talton.
One of the most enduring impressions of my graduate school and postdoctoral experience was a pervasive feeling of guilt whenever I wasn’t working on my research. More...