Career Advice

Despite my pure intentions when agreeing to serve as a department chair, it began my descent into the ninth circle of hell, writes Professor Plainspoken.

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.

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

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

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

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.