Career Advice

Whether you manage one person or several hundred, you’ll be confronted with the issue of what to tell employees when things go awry, writes Ellen de Graffenreid.

When you compete for a different job on your own campus and lose out, how do you respond to such a setback? Judith S. White offers advice.

We must provide more financial support for parents struggling to afford child care, and that must include student parents working toward a credential or degree, argues Sarah Labadie.

Katharyn L. Stober shows how the same practical tips for performing better as a runner can apply to advancing your career.

Faculty members, particularly those of color, have suffered a backlash for speaking out against injustices, denying them opportunities for professional growth and advancement, writes Sandy Grande.

What sustains faculty members are relationships with others, write Jennifer Lundquist and Joya Misra, who outline how to identify mentors and how to be a better one yourself.

While no writing instrument can do the actual work for you, Scott McLemee describes the benefits (and disadvantages) of various note-taking apps.

Instead of making participants roll their eyes, a retreat, when facilitated well, can be inspiring, clarifying and productive, write Julie A. Peterson and Lisa M. Rudgers.