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The Virtues of Being a Selfish Teacher-Scholar
We’re pulled in many different directions and supposed to be jacks-of-all-trades, writes Anthony Barnhart, but that expectation is unreasonable.
Succeeding as a Gen Z Leader In Higher Ed
Megan Finlan advises how to manage and connect with a student team as an administrator when you just recently graduated yourself.
Making the Most of External Review Letters
Their quality must improve, and with that the credibility of promotion and tenure as a professional process, says Richard Utz, who offers some guidelines.
Things to Consider Before All in Favor Say, ‘AI’
Graduate students and postdocs shouldn’t use ChatGPT to help write first drafts, says Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan, as it robs them of an important opportunity.
The Brain-Body Problem and False Work-Play Dichotomy
Creative writing classes are often Islands of Misfit Toys, but students today seem just plain broken, says Rachel Toor, who tried something new to help mend them.
The Perfect Academic Cancer
Joy Jones-Carmack shares how, following her diagnosis, she let go of the illusion of perfection in academe and learned other important lessons.
‘What Else Might Be Going On?’
It’s one question you should be asking yourself about virtually everyone you meet in your work in academe, writes Tricia Shalka.
Presidents’ and Boards’ Reciprocal Relationship
Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower describe the ways boards and presidents must work together to understand each other’s needs and devise ways to deliver on them.