Career Advice

Deciding whether a candidate is right for a faculty job should be based not on intuition but on evidence, writes Elizabeth H. Simmons.

By Elizabeth H. Simmons

Nate Kreuter explains why so many grad students ignore warnings about the job market -- and why that makes it even more important for Ph.D. programs to talk about the realities.

By Nate Kreuter

Owen Sutkowski explains why he thinks all higher ed professionals -- including faculty members -- should have this experience.

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William and Matt Eventoff offer tips on how to prepare (and not to prepare) to defend your thesis or dissertation.

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One key to helping minority faculty members is to recognize that some of their experiences are different from those faced by others, and to remember that some are not, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore

Rob Weir discusses how to deal with student complaints about grades on papers.

By Rob Weir

Graduate students and junior professors need to navigate relationships in departments where people may not like to admit that hierarchies exist, writes Nate Kreuter.

By Nate Kreuter

Search committees need to stop being rude to job candidates, writes Afshan Jafar.

By Scott Jaschik