Career Advice

It's important for women in science and academe to ask such questions, writes Stephanie Butler Velegol, who was inspired by Harriet Tubman and vapor pressure to do so.

By Stephanie Butler Velegol

To be ready to lead in higher education, you must understand how to deal with conflict, writes Elizabeth Suárez.

By Elizabeth Suárez

The barbs of fictitious food critic Anton Ego in Ratatouille are unfortunately similar to those of the many professors who are too critical of their students.

By Wayne Stauffer

Graduate students need to recruit advisers who genuinely care about their goals, particularly when it comes to careers, writes James M. Van Wyck.

By James M. Van Wyck

The application review process can significantly disadvantage applicants from underrepresented groups, writes Jeffrey W. Lockhart.

By Jeffrey W. Lockhart

Support groups can be empowering, but unless appropriately structured, they can result in a downward spiral that leaves everyone with unresolved anger, hopelessness and no clear direction forward, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore

The syllabus, like scaffolding that supports an emerging building, requires sound structure and ballast. It also needs a quality of resilience, writes Maria Shine Stewart.

By Maria Shine Stewart

Students who have pursued an eight-week career exploration have expanded their collaboration and interpersonal skills in unexpected ways, writes Laura N. Schram.

By Laura N. Schram