Career Advice

How we remember, understand and pay attention is simply worse whenever we read on the screen, writes Shakil Rabbi, who suggests two ways to help students deal with that.

By Shakil Rabbi

Laura L. Behling gives advice for revising the Faculty Handbook, which can be challenging and take longer than hoped but is nevertheless crucial for faculty and institutions alike.

By Laura L. Behling

When you look back over your entire career and life, Victoria McGovern asks, who said or did something that helped guide you?

By Victoria McGovern

Hanna Tervanotko and Helen Dixon make the case that prioritizing in-person exchanges can significantly enhance research creativity.

By Hanna Tervanotko and Helen Dixon

Joya Misra, Dawn Culpepper and KerryAnn O’Meara offer four strategies for ensuring workload and rewards systems equitably recognize the efforts of women faculty of color.

By Joya Misra et al.

It can be valuable for not only children but also grown-ups, write Niya Bond and Todd Zakrajsek, and in fact should be a priority for academics’ professional development.

By Niya Bond and Todd Zakrajsek

A website full of smiling faces is more appealing than a list of faculty members’ names, writes Jeremy Birnholtz, but unrestricted availability of photos poses risks.

By Jeremy Birnholtz

The impulse to reach out and talk to another human being is what will help you the most right now—and also in the future, writes Briana Mohan.

By Briana Mohan