Career Advice
Our society is at risk if we undervalue or underfund social science and humanities disciplines.
While the series highlights many of the problems currently facing university English departments, it offers very few solutions.
How can universities make applicants feel safe enough to be themselves online?
What it’s like to get older? A course on the psychology of aging helped students gain empathy and curiosity.
Academic editing can provide kinship and learning, not just judgment followed by celebration or tears.
Universities need to offer more opportunities and resources to the 80 per cent of graduate students who will not end up as tenure track professors.
Medical students at Western now have an opportunity to experience interdisciplinary, experiential learning by doing an advanced degree or diploma while completing their MD.
Three grads share their paths leading to careers outside of the academy.
No matter the position you are applying for, your resume needs to summarize your work experiences in a clear, well-organized way.
Early career instructors should feel encouraged to extend and innovate in the virtual classroom.
Tips to encourage both professors and students to move around more.
To find qualified candidates, employers need to implement better posting practices.
Using careful planning and refinement, artificial intelligence can be a valuable teaching aid for both profs and students.
Instructors need to acknowledge that introducing students to a broader range of expertise requires care, preparation and active facilitation.
How an online career symposium created connections for graduate students, postdocs and staff.
The Employing History guide helps provide grad students with insights into the variety of career paths historians can take.
Why more PhDs should transition to public policy and how they can do it.
How the traditional conference format has been reimagined in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Recognizing the pervasiveness and the impact of microaggressions is critical to the development of inclusive and anti-racist learning.
Simple, actionable changes to consider as we continue remote learning.