Career Advice

Melissa Dennihy gives suggestions on how to make each interview a valuable learning experience, whether you ultimately land the job or not.

Dana Cloud, who was targeted herself, offers a guide for other academics.

Gaia Vasiliver-Shamis recommends mapping a plan, harnessing technology and finding an accountability buddy.

Classroom discussions about sexual violence require challenging assumptions about gender, writes Jamie J. Hagen.

We should challenge dominant ways of knowing and expose hidden assumptions that are often taken for granted, argue Jessica C. Harris and Chris Linder.

Don Haviland, Anna M. Ortiz and Laura Henriques advise how to create a strong reappointment, tenure or promotion file.

To effectively direct your career once you are tenured, you should always determine your next move, eliminate distractions and enroll other people in your vision, advises Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

To be successful, faculty members must go beyond teaching the material, writes Matthew J. Wright. We must care deeply about students and show it.