Despite our relentless career advice to network and conduct informational interviews, in my experience, graduate students either cringe or lament past failures when they hear these urgings. More...
Life On (and Off) the Tenure Track
Michael Johnson Jr. offers suggestions for how tenure-track faculty members can and must support adjuncts and other "temporary" colleagues in academe. More...
How to Market Your Book Through Social Media
Anthony Ocampo provides three tips for cultivating a community and curating a conversation. More...
Interviewing for Your First Staff Job in Academe
When you interview for a staff job in academe -- whether you’ve just graduated from college or grad school, are a faculty member, or work outside academe -- you may need to persuade two audiences that you are a good fit for their institution: administrators judging whether you can handle day-to-day business and faculty members assessing whether you understand the academic endeavor. More...
The Natural -- and Desirable -- Death of the Conference Interview
It preys upon the most vulnerable members of the scholarly community and is unhealthy for the departments that demand it, argues Matteo Pangallo. More...
Losing Conviviality
Edward Tenner laments the passing of a former professor and the values he represented. More...
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Academic Travel
Dismayed by their climatic impact, 12 scholars seek to limit carbon emissions at their own institutions as well as give suggestions for others. More...
What Matters Most: Quality, Access, Outcomes and Sustainability
Kevin Carey's critique of the corporate role in inflating the price of online education singled out 2U. In this essay, CEO Chip Paucek answers back. More...
The Subtle Erosion of Academic Freedom
President Trump’s recent executive order requiring that colleges protect free speech takes attention away from the three stronger forces weakening academic freedom, Johann N. Neem argues. More...
Ethical College Admissions: Dialing for Dollars
Is everyone haggling for financial aid? Is haggling kosher? Jim Jump considers the issues. More...