Career Advice

Junior Prof shares advice from two leading university press editors about first-time book authorship.

Jo Guldi learns a lesson from students who embrace the challenge of high academic standards.

James M. Van Wyck recommends that Ph.D. students make at least three mental shifts about time as they negotiate graduate school.

Thanks to the efforts of the software salesforce, almost every request a faculty member used to make simply and in seconds is now unnecessarily complicated, argues Jacqueline Foertsch.

Francine Mahak discusses the different context and expectations of such an audience and offers practical tips for graduate students.

Far too often, researchers’ scholarly and creative achievements simply become lines on curriculum vitae, argue Scott Slovic and Janet E. Nelson, who offer recommendations for change.

Bonnie J. Morris laments the widespread disappearance of a traditional campus oasis.

Michael Johnson Jr. provides some concrete suggestions for how institutions can improve their campus climate and quality of life for such faculty.