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Getting the President-Board Relationship Right
It is one of any president’s most important tasks, write Julie A. Peterson and Laurie Fenlason, who offer 10 best practices.
Enhancing the Faculty Role in Student Career Readiness
Embedding career learning in the classroom is the most effective way to reach and expand opportunities to all students, write Karrin E. Wilks and Niesha Ziehmke.
Navigating the First Years of a Ph.D. Program
If you’re about to enroll as a doctoral student or considering it, S. Mohsen Fatemi offers detailed advice on how to have the most positive experience.
The Department Chair Triumvirate
Vicki L. Baker shares case studies that shed light on new ways department chairs need to operate in terms of leadership, management and personnel.
A Dream Team: Writing and Career Development Experts
These professionals should collaborate to support job seekers, offering distinct perspectives on composing cover letters and other key ways to communicate with employers, write Katie Homar and Kelly Rownd.
You Can’t Tell a Quilt by Its Cover
Laura Skandera Trombley reflects on the artful stitching together of a first-semester first-year seminar.
Advice for Aspiring and New Deans
Jenny Darroch offers five tips on how to start the search process, what questions to ask and, if you get the job, how to set yourself and the institution up for success.
Adjunct Instructors Deserve Training
They are key contributors to student educational success, yet relatively few receive adequate professional development, write Anna Conway and Thomas J. Tobin.