Writing a Cover Letter for a Joint Position

  by Bertin M. Louis Jr., Ph.D. Damir Khabirov/Shutterstock It’s the beginning of another academic year…

Coach, Counsel, and Cheer: The 21st-Century Version of Leadership

In years like the past one, leaders should be making extra effort to buttress the mental…

3 Recommendations for Dealing with Your Ever-Exhausting Email Inbox

NicoElNino/Shutterstock Knowledge workers primarily use email to communicate and as their workflow funnel, but those of…

From the Military to Academia: Managing a Successful Job Search

  by Dr. Phillip A. Olt Motortion Films/Shutterstock Current servicemembers and military veterans have faced some…

It’s Update Your Resume Month: We Can Help

  by Monika Sziron, Ph.D. GaudiLab/Shutterstock September is International Update Your Resume Month. As we return…

Women Face Motherhood Penalty in STEM Careers Long Before They Actually Become Mothers

Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock The Big IdeaUnfounded assumptions about how motherhood affects worker productivity can harm women’s careers…

Cultural “Addition” Versus Cultural “Fit” in Faculty Hiring

StratfordProductions/Shutterstock In the last decade, there have been far too many discussions about faculty candidates’ “fit”…

Two Rules for Counting Work and Job Search Hours

mavo/Shutterstock When it comes to measuring work, higher education professionals aren’t that much different than workers…

Online Learning and Higher Ed’s Future

  by Robert A. Scott franz12/Shutterstock The recent announcement of the merger of 2U, a publicly…

When the NCAA Permitted Colleges to Pay Stipends to Student-Athletes, the Colleges Also Raised Their Estimated Expenses

  by Willis A. Jones, from Mark Fann/Shutterstock The Big IdeaWhen colleges with big-time sports programs…