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How Not to Spend Your Time in a Reputational Crisis
Laurie Fenlason highlights five things communications leaders and their colleagues shouldn’t be grappling with when a lot is on the line.
Why Do We Need a Liberal Arts Capstone?
Beyond capstones for majors, special courses that encourage interaction across disciplines can be especially useful for students launching into careers or grad school, writes David Droppa.
From Leaning Out to Diving In
How did a professor go from wanting to quit her job to being excited about helping her university? Rachel Toor explains.
Build on 2022 for a Strong Career-Focused Start to 2023
Joseph Barber provides a roundup of career advice from this past year to help guide you in the new one.
The End of Decency: When Self-Promotion Goes Too Far
A mantra of academic advice columns is that you need to talk yourself up in a competitive job market, but let’s be honest: things have gotten way out of hand, writes M. Brett Wilson.
Lessons From a Recovering Boomerang Employee
Given how many workers are planning to quit their jobs, employers must consider welcoming back top performers, writes Jessica M. Nicklin, who experienced it firsthand.
Spaces That Teach Us
Too few young adults have access to places where they can wonder, be curious, make mistakes and find common purpose with each other, writes Karla A. Erickson.
On Writing and Decoding Recommendation Letters
While a time-consuming task for seasoned professors, it can be much more daunting for junior faculty who may never have seen a letter of recommendation before, including those sent on their behalf, writes Mohammed Albakry.