Career Advice

Successful leadership requires being humble and taking the advice of those who have done the work before us, writes Terri E. Givens.

They are an investment in the scholarly community and in ourselves as researchers, Victoria Addis argues.

Crystal G. Herman offers advice on how to most effectively deal with student concerns as a midlevel faculty administrator.

Not asking students to read regularly is like telling them it’s OK not to explore, argues Rachel Wagner, even if it's the week their papers are due and what they read won't be analyzed in those papers.

They allow you to explore your skills, gain experience and refine career goals, writes Dan Moseson, who provides advice for successfully doing so.

Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt offers a satirical view.

If you set your sights on a career in academic administration, even on the top job, you always have to do it, advises S. Georgia Nugent, who suggests some places to start.

Junior Prof asks two seasoned editors about what role social media plays in promoting a book, whether concerns about institutional prestige are valid and how to avoid being dropped by a university press.