Right-wing attacks on academic freedom have real repercussions.

Defending the humanities in a skills-obsessed university.

How to start the semester in ways that will pay off for the rest of the course.

Visit The Chronicle’s professional-development resources page to stay up-to-date on our career advancement workshop opportunities for higher-ed professionals.

UPCOMING: January 2025 | The Chronicle is partnering with Strategic Imagination to provide you with a professional development program which recognizes that navigating today’s complex higher-ed landscape isn’t simply about learning new concepts. We’re creating a new kind of virtual community that will walk alongside you through the fall semester, with brief lessons and exercises designed to be integrated into your busy schedules and applied to your current challenges.

UPCOMING: February 2025: The Chronicle has partnered with Dever Justice LLC to help early-career faculty build a successful academic career with their passions and interests in mind. This fast-paced virtual workshop will provide a space for reflection and strategic planning during this crucial stage of your career, and will offer faculty members the opportunity to build their skills, understand institutional and role-specific contexts, and gain access to the early-career insights.

UPCOMING: March 2025 | The Chronicle is partnering with the experienced faculty members and administrators at Dever Justice LLC on a fast-paced course for academic professionals looking to advance their skills in preparation for administrative roles. This four-hour workshop will provide key insights for new and aspiring academic administrators on the inner workings of taking on an administrative position—from application all the way through the transition.

If you don’t know how to advise your doctoral students on industry career options, why not partner with experts who can?

Dos and don’ts for defending your scholarly writing from a harsh critique.

Help your department’s grad students take back control from a system that often seems designed to make them feel powerless.

Performed often enough, a routine can prepare your distractible brain to ease into the hard work of focusing on a manuscript.

A new department head looks for some tangible signs that the time-consuming position is worth all the effort.

Advice to colleges from a parent who has spent years doing research on campus neurodiversity programs.