Career Advice

We need such leaders not only because we're in a global pandemic, but also because we continue to face crises that have harmed our academic institutions and people we serve, writes Annmarie Caño.

By recognizing that first-year college students are much like those in the first year of middle school, we can help them acclimate and become part of the academic community, writes Wayne Stauffer.

Innovative faculty members can lead the way, argue Andrew McKinney and Amanda Coolidge, by encouraging the inclusion of open educational resources work in tenure and promotion portfolios.

We cannot assume that just because they successfully navigated their undergraduate years they will smoothly sail through graduate training, write Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez and Natalie Lundsteen.

When asked to share aspects of life in academe after the Ph.D., Nassim Parvin cites a very different trio than the standard one of research, teaching and service.

We often rely on outdated and narrow-minded notions about the differences between leaders and followers -- and the relative importance of each role, write Steve Titus and Patrick Sanaghan.

Faculty members should identify ways to include significant learning experiences that champion both types of students, write Zala Fashant and Linda Russell.

Serving your institution can, in fact, yield professionally enriching experiences and even bolster the teaching and research components of your tenure case, argues Adam Irish.