Career Advice

Overzealous activists, while usually well-meaning, can shut down one of the most important aspects of any classroom: the free and open exploration of ideas, writes Maximilian Werner.

Owen D. V. Sholes shares the insights he gained through the many vicissitudes of trying to get his book published.

Joseph Barber offers advice on managing any fear-of-living-up feelings you may have as well as on how to communicate your own value to others on the platform.

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.