Career Advice

After analyzing numerous department handbooks, Catalysts for Science Policy members offer five recommendations for improving them in ways that build a healthier, more productive environment.

Jennifer Snodgrass shares some of the negative realities of academic life that people often avoid discussing, while offering some advice for dealing with them along the way.

Christopher Schaberg and his students sketch a portrait of the college classroom after months of COVID.

Despite the views of some critics, such programs are generally a good investment, writes Gillian R. Hayes, who offers five strategies for ensuring students have valuable experiences.

You need guidance beyond what a faculty adviser can offer, writes Tithi Basu Mallik, who recommends identifying other people who can provide three key dimensions of support.

Documenting the pandemic’s effect, especially on women faculty and those of color, is vital, write Donna Riley and Mangala Subramaniam, who offer advice on how to assess such statements.

Their work is often overwhelming and underappreciated—and increasingly complicated by COVID, racial issues, severe financial exigencies and other challenges, writes Ralph A. Gigliotti.

The study of teaching and learning, including online instructional methods, must be part of every doctoral program, argue Judith Altschuler Cahn, James R. Stellar and Suzanne Brooks.