Career Advice

Colleges don’t truly understand the various goals and motivations of such faculty, who’ve played a key role–especially during COVID-19—in helping their institutions, says Rachel Bonaparte.

Faculty-driven chair exchanges can be a positive force for budget transparency, camaraderie and interdisciplinary collaboration, writes Hollis Robbins.

Your institution’s attendance expectations may not always jibe with your students’ preferences, Sarah Marsden Greene writes, especially when it comes to large lecture courses.

Melanie Z. Plasencia describes the specific steps you should take—from the very first sentence to a strong ending—to see your application successfully through to the finish line.

Derek Attig explains how to break down and mine your work experiences to obtain far better insights about your needs, values and possible futures.

Harvey J. Graff describes how, as a retired professor, he’s continued to teach and learn in a range of forums beyond the formal classroom and the university—and encourages others to consider it, too.

Eric Jager describes the final leg of the journey of his book, The Last Duel, to the big screen and the lessons he learned along the way.

Traci Levy describes how recasting the format into a more manageable setup may ease student stress and nervousness as well as foster their education and skills.