Career Advice

George Justice and Carolyn Dever enumerate how institutional-level service can strongly benefit not only the college or university but also the lives of faculty members.

Junior Prof continues their conversation with two leading university press editors who offer specific advice on networking and meeting with editors.

Taking a student-focused approach can help search committees distinguish your statement from those of other candidates, writes Zachary Nowak.

But you can still be the top choice for the job, argues Kay Kimball Gruder, who offers advice for how to increase your odds.

Jennifer M. Gómez writes of her tendency as a new faculty member of color to highlight the systemic wrongs she's experienced while ignoring the potential for change her position now allows.

Zachary Michael Jack remembers a colleague who taught him life lessons that were as valuable -- and then some -- as the merely strategic advice of how to impress superiors, win tenure and climb the academic ladder.

Junior Prof shares advice from two leading university press editors about first-time book authorship.

Jo Guldi learns a lesson from students who embrace the challenge of high academic standards.