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Career Advice Carpe Careers

Plan to Pivot: A Survival Guide for Scientists

Career agility is no longer optional for Ph.D.s. Here’s how to build it.

By Ellen Dobson

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Career Advice

Hiring Leaders Equitably and Effectively

Borbala Csillag, Philip Mote, Tenisha Tevis and Qi Zhang offer research-based advice for overcoming biases and focusing on behavioral competencies in hiring.

By Borbala Csillag et al.

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Leading in the Gray

Faith-based leadership in higher ed isn’t about dogma; it’s about discernment.

By Denise Williams Mallett

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Career Advice Carpe Careers

Thankful for Others

In your career search and in life, don’t underestimate the value of cultivating a human community.

By Chris Smith

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Career Advice Advancing in the Faculty

Advice to a Younger Scientist

Cultivate discipline and resilience in the face of uncertainty.

By Samar Sayedyahossein

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Career Advice Teaching

Teaching as a Sacred Life

After only 56 years of college teaching, I have no wish to retire.

By Joe P. Dunn

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Career Advice Teaching

‘Win-Win’ Pedagogy Is Impossible in a Diverse Classroom

Teaching choices—about a laptop ban, for instance—involve trade-offs, and that’s OK.

By Michel Estefan

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Career Advice Carpe Careers

Managing Change Is Hard

Here’s how we can teach the next generation of higher ed leaders to do it better.

By Naledi Saul and Dinuka Gunaratne