Career Advice

Grant writing has been singled out as a crucial marker for promotion, but many scholars don’t know how to do it effectively, writes Betty S. Lai.

When a class goes well, you can’t take too much credit, and when it goes badly, you can’t take too much blame, writes Rachel Toor.

Roshni Rao and Tyler Sluder describe how experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and advanced technology can prepare Ph.D.s to thrive.

Boards are asking a host of questions about the future, and college leaders must help guide them to answers, write Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower.

Using some hyperbole, Tiffany Karalis Noel shares her dreams of a society in which college instructors are revered as highly as people in sports.

Jacob A. Brown, Thomas Byrne, C. K. Gunsalus and Nicholas C. Burbules explore the need for humility and other values in higher ed administration.

When students respond to each other’s writing, it’s often more helpful to the responders than the receivers, writes Patricia A. Dunn. 

It is more imperative than ever that we establish ourselves as calm and trustworthy leaders, writes Jennie Young.