Career Advice

Much more needs to be done to increase the number of minority faculty members and to promote mathematics as a field of study for students of color, writes Alvaro Huerta.

It can make the difference between a high-performing collegial unit and one riven by factions, rivalries or unproductive friction, argue Elizabeth A. Luckman, Robert A. Easter, C. K. Gunsalus and Nicholas C. Burbules.

Even if it's your dream job, you still need to guarantee that you will earn a salary that can support you, writes Stephen J. Aguilar.

Some words seem to be treated as anathemas when it comes to college teaching, Karen Costa writes -- and then argues why they shouldn't be.

Grad school brings its own anxieties, and when they are weighing you down, a retreat may be what you need, counsels Victoria McGovern.

A core curriculum must be institutionalized and mandated for all students, argues Daisy Verduzco Reyes.

With simply not enough academic careers for the high numbers of Ph.D. graduates, universities must equip students for a variety of careers outside higher education, argues Amy Loriaux.

Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas and Kenneth S. Pope suggest some helpful steps.