Career Advice

Not asking students to read regularly is like telling them it’s OK not to explore, argues Rachel Wagner, even if it's the week their papers are due and what they read won't be analyzed in those papers.

They allow you to explore your skills, gain experience and refine career goals, writes Dan Moseson, who provides advice for successfully doing so.

Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt offers a satirical view.

If you set your sights on a career in academic administration, even on the top job, you always have to do it, advises S. Georgia Nugent, who suggests some places to start.

Junior Prof asks two seasoned editors about what role social media plays in promoting a book, whether concerns about institutional prestige are valid and how to avoid being dropped by a university press.

Serving as an adviser can be fulfilling yet also challenging, write Anthony Ocampo and Rachel McLaren, who offer advice on how to be the best one you can be.

It's easy to drop a ball in this busy season, writes Natalie Lundsteen, who offers some advice for how to best handle the situation.

David Galef offers a poetic take on the current crop of students in his classes.