Career Advice

Michael and Carol Harter write about rising through the ranks, trade-offs and commutes.

Many higher education professionals may be intrigued yet intimidated by the idea of starting their own business or doing consulting on the side. Yet, the world of business offers a spectrum of opportunities for anyone with an idea and a plan of attack.

Randall McClure considers how literature scholars facing a terrible job market can become good candidates for writing positions.

Andrew Taggart continues his consideration of the life of the mind, outside the university.

Alain-Philippe Durand describes how to improve your odds of going from finalist to the one who receives the offer.

Faculty members need to learn about non-academic careers and talk up those options, writes Christine Kelly.

Beyond looking for jobs, writes Monica F. Jacobe, new Ph.D.s need to ask themselves tough questions about what really matters.

The procedures of most search committees make sense at the beginning and end of the process, writes Adam Kotsko, but not in between.

Over the past year we have seen shootings and suicides on various campuses, including here at the University of Texas at Austin, and the shooting in Arizona of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Each of these events has led to reviews of practices for dealing with mental illness. It has also led to people being more willing to talk about these issues.

College presidents can have their administrations done in by not getting the right kind of feedback, writes Patrick Sanaghan.