Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
A male and female student stand on either side of a mortarboard with a pole sticking out of it with signs pointing in two different directions

Increasing Student Motivation Through Assignment Choice

Offering options helps make them more affirming and meaningful, which ultimately increases student learning, writes Christine Harrington.

Small people sit atop and around a large paper holding a magnifying glass and red pencil, pointing out mistakes in that paper

Academia Broke Me

Becoming an academic editor gave me my life back, writes Paulina S. Cossette, who shares the many benefits of pursuing it and other alternatives.

The word Accepted followed by an asterisk on a black background

Departmental Gatekeepers of Faculty Success

Ensuring that individuals in a unit are successful while also maintaining its stature can impact chairs’ decisions in ways that contribute to bias, write Kim Avrama Blackwell, Marjolein van der Meulen and Lori Setton.

Guy sits behind a desk advising young woman in an office with three diplomas on the wall

A Career Option Humanities Ph.D.s Should Consider

Jobs in career advising for grad students call on the natural skills of such Ph.D.s and are both fulfilling and in demand, writes Yoonha Shin.

Woman walks up stairs toward a door opening to blue skies

How to Give Up Tenure—Twice—and Thrive

Regardless of our fears and challenges, Heather Braun writes, we all can take actions, however small, that will over time lead to bigger and more lasting changes.

Man holding flag at the top of a mountain with one hand while the other pulls a group of four diverse people up with him

3 Mindset Shifts and 6 Strategies Leaders Shouldn’t Forget

The pandemic may be over, Patrick Sanaghan and Erica Barreiro write, but top administrators should still use its lessons to navigate today’s challenges.

Group of diverse young professionals standing and working together holding books, phones and clipboards

Navigating the Postdoc Office: Part 2

Victoria Hallinan and Karena Nguyen share their advice, as well as that of a postdoc and several other administrators, about pursuing this career path.

Robot hand holds magnifying glass as if to look closely and assess something

The Imperfect Tutor: Grading, Feedback and AI

Patricia Taylor has found using AI takes more time and creates more problems than not if instructors want students to get meaningful feedback on their work.