Career Advice

Worried humanities job seekers should consider positions at community colleges, writes Tom Hurley.

Self-confidence matters when seeking funds, and lack of confidence dooms the prose in many proposals, writes Mary W. Walters.

Katie Hogan offers six tips for academic women.

Budget cuts undercut the sense of community at many colleges. What's a department chair to do? C.K. Gunsalus considers the options.

You should pay attention to what your students say, writes Rob Weir. But you shouldn't take the official reports too seriously.

Ari Kelman shares advice on preparing for and handling job interviews at academic conferences.

No interviews at the MLA? It's a tough decision on whether to go, but if you do, you can make the meeting valuable, writes Teresa Mangum.

Getting organized for MLA, AHA, AEA or various other academic meetings? Eszter Hargittai has some ideas about managing the travel time efficiently.