Career Advice

Academics can -- and should -- speak to the general public, and they can do so without compromising their scholarly lives, argue Christopher Schaberg and Ian Bogost.

Peter Eckel describes the often typical shortcomings of cabinets -- and how to avoid them.

While committees can certainly be valuable, virtually everyone wonders at some point how effectively they are managed and how well they use people’s time, writes David Farris.

Declines in bachelor’s degrees awarded are particularly notable for English and history, but trends at community colleges may cheer advocates for the liberal arts.

Thomas Magaldi gives advice on how to overcome long-held yet false assumptions that often drive behavior and limit opportunities.

Why do people in academe tend to downplay what we have achieved, asks J. E. Sumerau, for the sake of some future possibility?

James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde examine whether such employment agreements are good for higher ed institutions and the public interest.

Why did Fresno State cancel a search for a professorship named after Edward Said? University says procedural errors occurred, but scholars say it didn't like the pool of Middle Eastern finalists with Palestinian research portfolios.