Career Advice

After reaching a point in my life where I can finally put my career first, I’ve discovered that the available job openings do not flow to middle-aged women, Lori M. Reagan writes.

When a class becomes a community, students change from being passive to active learners, write Neil Garg and Kevin D. Dougherty, who offer suggestions for how to create such an environment.

Shannon O’Sullivan explores the struggle to cope as an academic while in the grip of trauma and sadness.

Dinuka Gunaratne and Jaya Dixit offer strategies for working effectively with graduate supervisors as well as employer managers.

Patrick Sanaghan describes the importance of establishing a learning network to help new presidents and other top administrators get to know the institution and gain vital feedback.

Anahí Viladrich and Vivian Louie share long-term lessons they’ve learned during COVID about forging research partnerships.

Richard J. Light describes what happened in a course when he asked the students themselves to lead parts of each class.

For scholars who may be reconsidering the utility of their accounts, Christopher Schaberg suggests some negative aspects to contemplate and questions to ask themselves about the platform.