Career Advice

Creative writing classes are often Islands of Misfit Toys, but students today seem just plain broken, says Rachel Toor, who tried something new to help mend them.

Joy Jones-Carmack shares how, following her diagnosis, she let go of the illusion of perfection in academe and learned other important lessons.

It’s one question you should be asking yourself about virtually everyone you meet in your work in academe, writes Tricia Shalka.

Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower describe the ways boards and presidents must work together to understand each other’s needs and devise ways to deliver on them.

Katie Homar and Stacy Sabraw explain why the ability to communicate insights from multiple sources to different audiences is crucial as Ph.D.s pursue their careers.

Annice E. Fisher offers advice on successfully navigating the challenges of leading social change as Black women in higher education.

Mohammed Albakry describes four pitfalls to avoid so they don’t mar your statement’s effectiveness and alienate search committee members.

Conversations about job precarity in higher ed often turn to leaving the academy for “industry.” But what, Kay Sohini asks, is the industry for a lit grad?