Career Advice

Language about “returning to normal” or “returning to pre-COVID conditions” ignores the reality that, for many of us, such returns are simply not possible, write Brandy L. Simula and Kate Willink.

With the Delta variant circulating and my Florida campus returning to pre-pandemic operations, I’m concerned about the challenges yet to come and remaining resilient, says Christine I. Kugelmann.

While academe helped create the theoretical groundswell that mainstreamed inequity as a problem, it must now ready the next crop of Ph.D.s to lead the social-change charge, Yulia Chuvileva and Sarah Lyon argue.

Career development is a lifelong do-it-yourself project that, like home maintenance, can be a chore or a pleasure, depending on how you approach it, writes Victoria McGovern.

As professional educators, doing so provides opportunities not only to increase our knowledge but also to improve our judgment, writes Robert DiYanni.

Frances Altvater shares what she’s learned as an academic administrator and how it has uncovered new skills of empathy, adaptability and resilience.

Jessie B. Ramey shares four specific strategies she’s found quite successful and plans to continue this coming fall when classes are face-to-face.

To head off common problems, Margaret Schedel and Heather Lynch recommend three questions you should always ask when developing your academic prenup.