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How to Write a Successful Cover Letter
Victoria Reyes offers some dos and don'ts for those who are new on the academic job market.
Ditching the Syllabus Monologue
Traci Levy provides four tips to improve the first day of class.
10 Ways to Make Sure Your Writing Happens
Christine Tulley gives advice for how to use a weekly writing day productively.
The Elephant in the Room: A Fat Woman in Academe
In spite of the growing attention given to body positivity and fat acceptance movements, Bobbi Reidinger writes, weight-based discrimination affects the levels of power and influence afforded such a scholar.
An Insider’s Guide to Presidential Search
Katherine Haley describes 10 things that boards and search committees need to know to run a successful presidential search.
Some Compassionate Takeaways for Academic Mentors
How many of us who strayed from the academic track, asks Robert Alford, have ended up feeling alienated from those who mentored us?
Managing Politically Charged Classroom Conversations Through Technology
Today’s rancorous environment makes discussing politics hazardous, writes Sara Eskridge, who has found technology can be used to foster objectivity and engage students.
Mentoring Underrepresented Minority Students
So … I’m white, writes Amanda Cornwall. Can I be effective as a mentor to students from underrepresented groups?