Career Advice

Misconceptions and oversimplifications still abound among Ph.D. students, and Victoria Bolf writes to set the record straight about three of them.

Like any other research project, career exploration requires information gathering and assessment, can have unexpected discoveries, and is a long-term process, writes Tina Solvik.

Reflecting on her experiences with structural racism, Terri E. Givens highlights for college leaders, trustees and others the importance of practicing radical empathy.

David Ding offers firsthand advice to all new professionals who are looking for jobs during the pandemic or who will begin their searches soon.

As instructors, we shouldn’t assume students know how to work in teams, argues Steve Reifenberg, who offers some suggestions for how to help them do it better.

Angel M. Jones, whose posts have been liked, shared and commented on over one million times, describes why scholars should view social media like they do sections of journal articles.

The pandemic forces all of us -- students, faculty members and staff -- to re-evaluate the promises and processes associated with a graduate degree, writes Alfreda S. James.

Official statements condemning it ring hollow if they don’t, in fact, stop the anti-Asian racism that already exists within many of these institutions, argue Robert Diaz and Hae Yeon Choo.