The employment search process is challenging for graduate students. It becomes even more difficult when faced with problems that are not directly actionable and beyond your control, such as work visa issues for international graduate students seeking career opportunities in the United States. More...

You can foster an engaging classroom and not disadvantage those who are uncomfortable raising their hands by getting students themselves to develop critical discussion questions, writes Sarita McCoy Gregory. More...

To best serve students, colleges must examine the recruitment and hiring strategies that may disadvantage applicants from certain groups, write Bryan Betancur and Victoria Livingstone. More...

It tells us a lot about how we -- often unfairly -- assign responsibility for service work, argues KerryAnn O'Meara. More...

Public displays of emotion from people of color are unwanted in the national discourse because they cause white discomfort, argues Jasmine Harris, which results in stagnant class discussions that are detrimental to student learning goals. More...

At its core, it's actually saying yes to something else that can be powerful in moving you ahead, writes Beth Godbee. More...

Numerous websites and articles help academic job seekers write their diversity statements, including two pieces by Tanya Golash-Boza and Victoria Reyes in Inside Higher Ed. That makes sense with such a new genre of job document and the variation in professional development provided across graduate programs. More...

A lot is riding on them, but they can be difficult to compose. James Phelan and Faye Halpern offer some helpful strategies for getting them right. More...

When you want to make a difference in higher education, pivotal opportunities for leadership can occur all around you, writes Judith S. White, who provides advice for helping prepare for them. More...

Entire systems must be fixed, but for now, we can all take some small, immediate steps to improve the work environment for our female colleagues, writes Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt. More...