Career Advice

In spite of the growing attention given to body positivity and fat acceptance movements, Bobbi Reidinger writes, weight-based discrimination affects the levels of power and influence afforded such a scholar.

Katherine Haley describes 10 things that boards and search committees need to know to run a successful presidential search.

How many of us who strayed from the academic track, asks Robert Alford, have ended up feeling alienated from those who mentored us?

Today’s rancorous environment makes discussing politics hazardous, writes Sara Eskridge, who has found technology can be used to foster objectivity and engage students.

So … I’m white, writes Amanda Cornwall. Can I be effective as a mentor to students from underrepresented groups?

Students struggle to care for themselves in higher education, writes Douglas Dowland, and so do faculty.

Mai P. Trinh describes how it has actually enhanced her career and made her a better scholar.

Gossip is a false and shallow attempt at connection with another person, yet ironically it serves to disconnect us further, writes Tamara Yakaboski.