Career Advice

Inadequately citing or entirely omitting the scholarship of women and people of color reflects the larger problem of entrenched marginalization in the academy, write 12 women scholars.

By 12 Women Scholars

Universities must do a better job helping Ph.D.s find their first nonfaculty job and obtain the skills they need to transition into a variety of meaningful, well-paying careers, writes Melissa Dalgleish.

By Melissa Dalgleish

When it comes to assessing student performance, the fact is that some students may fail -- yes, even in a pandemic -- yet that doesn’t make the instructor a bad educator, writes Deborah J. Cohan.

By Deborah J. Cohan

For Ph.D. students in particular, the opportunity cost of brushing retirement planning under the rug can be colossal in the long run, Fahad Sajid warns.

By Fahad Sajid

Tina Solvik offers five practical steps to help you determine the best fit and derive the most benefit.

By Tina Solvik

Cynthia Richards found it meant representing higher education in venues where she was as likely to be confronted with anger, despair or even an AR-15 as with a pen and a notebook.

By Cynthia Richards

The new Netflix series portrays a chair of a department at a moment when the position has never been more demanding and the humanities are at an inflection point, writes Amanda Bailey.

By Amanda Bailey

John J. Silvestro shares two strategies that he has found have reduced confusion and helped his students produce stronger work.

By John J. Silvestro