Career Advice

Melanie Z. Plasencia describes the specific steps you should take—from the very first sentence to a strong ending—to see your application successfully through to the finish line.

Derek Attig explains how to break down and mine your work experiences to obtain far better insights about your needs, values and possible futures.

Harvey J. Graff describes how, as a retired professor, he’s continued to teach and learn in a range of forums beyond the formal classroom and the university—and encourages others to consider it, too.

Eric Jager describes the final leg of the journey of his book, The Last Duel, to the big screen and the lessons he learned along the way.

Traci Levy describes how recasting the format into a more manageable setup may ease student stress and nervousness as well as foster their education and skills.

Jude Mikal shares advice, including the elements you should incorporate into your proposals that aren’t taught in classes or books but rather passed down through informal networks.

Lauren Easterling offers advice for successful job searches after obtaining your doctorate or completing a postdoc in midlife.

The academy continues to be ableist and disadvantage people with various learning abilities and those in neurodiverse learning communities, argues Karly Ball.