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When Leaders Don’t See Themselves as Leaders

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers coordinate projects, mentor colleagues and move work forward every day. Why do so many hesitate to see themselves as leaders?

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An Academy for Career Allies

We built the Career Allies Academy for faculty and staff on the premise that career development is everybody’s business.

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Design Backward, Learn Forward: Turning Academic Administration Into Scholarship

Using the Understanding by Design framework can help you turn academic program development and evaluation into scholarship.

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How to Talk to Grad Students and Postdocs About Career Paths They Cannot Predict

The labor market is changing. So should the way we talk to trainees about their careers.

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From Transactional to Transformative

Here’s how to go about building meaningful relationships with marketing and communications professionals.

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Looking Good on Paper Won’t Cut It in Job Searches Anymore

If it ever did. Graduate students and postdocs should lean into their human skills in order to achieve their long-term career goals.

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Opinion

We Know the Ph.D. Job Market Is Broken

Do we know what could help?

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A Practical Framework to Help Students Use AI in Learning

The risk of cognitive outsourcing is real. But there is reason for optimism, if students are taught good AI habits early and often.