An interview with professor John Beck, conflict resolution expert

Nurturing an inclusive classroom is a matter of shaping content, altering conduct and widening context

Creating a harmonious working relationship between RAs and their supervisors is tantamount to getting good results

Sessional contracts can be ideal for catapulting into a tenure track position – if you use them strategically

Two career development specialists offer their best advice on how to write an effective cover letter

Taking your science PhD beyond academia

Knowing how to highlight your relevancy in a range of disciplines can radically increase your job opportunities in the academic market

As with all professions, academe presents different issues at different stages – especially mid-career

How best to highlight your publishing accomplishments – even when the list is brief

A learning technology coordinator reveals how to keep students engaged and encourage them to participate in the cyber classroom

A first-person account of lessons learned as a TA

Expert advice on how to work toward your best TA’ship

From English PhD to environmentalist.

A path to progress, or a parliament of chores?

Expert advice on how to work toward your best TA’ship

From dramaturge to life coach

This is a useful book for anyone in the academic world and more so for those in the early stages of a scholarly career. Now expanded and updated for its third edition, The Academic’s Handbook began as a colloquium at Duke University some 20 years ago. The editors of the current edition are A. Leigh […]

Marketing your transferable skills for employment beyond academia

For junior professors, finding a mentor means not being afraid to ask

Expert advice on how to work toward your best TA’ship