Career Advice

Thomas Magaldi gives advice on how to overcome long-held yet false assumptions that often drive behavior and limit opportunities.

Why do people in academe tend to downplay what we have achieved, asks J. E. Sumerau, for the sake of some future possibility?

James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde examine whether such employment agreements are good for higher ed institutions and the public interest.

Why did Fresno State cancel a search for a professorship named after Edward Said? University says procedural errors occurred, but scholars say it didn't like the pool of Middle Eastern finalists with Palestinian research portfolios.

Through 26 years serving as a residence hall faculty adviser, James E. Moore II discovered there are many ways to do right by the students with whom we live.

Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity.

How can junior faculty and those in contingent positions effectively raise issues with higher-ups who have the standing, power and influence to help solve those issues? Ellen de Graffenreid provides advice.

A rape survivor finds the same campus colleagues who publicly opposed sexual assault were those who did not treat her with empathy and respect.