Career Advice

Have you ever had a magical moment on your campus -- when it almost vibrated with a higher frequency of kindness? Maria Shine Stewart revisits the moment that culminated in the birth of her column.

Post-tenure, faculty members still need help to be strategic about their careers, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

Deciding whether a candidate is right for a faculty job should be based not on intuition but on evidence, writes Elizabeth H. Simmons.

Nate Kreuter explains why so many grad students ignore warnings about the job market -- and why that makes it even more important for Ph.D. programs to talk about the realities.

Owen Sutkowski explains why he thinks all higher ed professionals -- including faculty members -- should have this experience.

William and Matt Eventoff offer tips on how to prepare (and not to prepare) to defend your thesis or dissertation.

One key to helping minority faculty members is to recognize that some of their experiences are different from those faced by others, and to remember that some are not, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

Rob Weir discusses how to deal with student complaints about grades on papers.