Career Advice

None of our concerns about student readiness for college are ever going to be resolved if we don't help students learn how to stop fearing questions, themselves and others, writes Laurence Musgrove.

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To advance you must interact with others, and the manner in which you do so affects your professional reputation, writes Michael A. Matrone.

By Michael A. Matrone

Gender, sex and sexuality are such important facets of human experience that I would be doing a disservice to my students to exclude those topics from the classroom, writes Jeana Jorgensen.

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Colleges and universities looking to diversify STEM faculty should consider talented women in industry, government or private research, write Coleen Carrigan and Eve Riskin.

By Coleen Carrigan and Eve Riskin

The last time you experienced a communication problem may have been because you were too upset to properly convey your message, writes Elizabeth Suárez.

By Elizabeth Suárez

Far too many faculty members end up feeling anxious that they've accomplished -- and relaxed -- much less than they had hoped over the summer months, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist, who offer tips on how to avoid that.

By Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist

If you want to be efficient and effective during your job search, you should collaborate with a partner -- or even several partners -- to help achieve each other's goals, advises Thomas Magaldi.

By Thomas Magaldi

Yes, I would like to be a tenured professor, writes Julie Shayne, but I decided to choose happiness over self-implosion.

By Julie Shayne