Career Advice

Using such evaluations reflects colleges’ lack of a true commitment to diversity, writes Joanna Wolfe, who offers three actions institutions should take sooner rather than later to change the situation.

The embrace of remote learning has encouraged institutions to believe faculty should teach even when they are sick, Carol Bishop Mills writes, which has negative consequences for faculty morale.

Instead, it’s the black mirror of higher ed, argues Christopher Schaberg—a teaching method in which both instructors and students lose something.

Their roles are often not clearly defined, and even less is known about how these leaders should be prepared for their jobs, writes Keambra Pierson.

As a teacher, Susan Muaddi Darraj feels compelled, tongue in cheek, to give those who are considering writing such a review some advice.

Elizabeth H. Simmons reflects on some unexpected lessons she’s learned while serving as a chief academic officer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Randi Shedlosky-Shoemaker had to step in and teach someone else’s course, she learned that when professors dive into the minutiae of their field, it can leave a lot of students behind.

The role they play in evaluations for graduate school admissions, fellowships and jobs can be baffling, writes Michael L. Satlow, who says he looks for three key things when he reads them.