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Career Advancement

Want a leg up in the academic job market or to grow at your institution? Check our collection of news, opinion and advice stories about career advancement in higher education. Among other things you’ll get insights on:


  • How to write your CV, cover letter, and other application materials for an academic position
  • What to expect your first year working at a new college
  • What to do if your college closes
  • If and when to change careers and leave higher education
  • Who to turn to for advice
Gazette
By Julia Piper January 13, 2025
Dillard University, Nova Southeastern University, and Southern Methodist University have named new presidents.
Advice
Help your department’s grad students take back control from a system that often seems designed to make them feel powerless.
Advice
By James M. Lang January 7, 2025
Performed often enough, a routine can prepare your distractible brain to ease into the hard work of focusing on a manuscript.
Gazette
By Julia Piper January 3, 2025
Matt Parlow, executive vice president and chief advancement officer at Chapman University, has been named president of the university.
Advice
By Kevin Dettmar January 3, 2025
A new department head looks for some tangible signs that the time-consuming position is worth all the effort.
Gazette
By Julia Piper December 11, 2024
Kimo Ah Yun, acting president and provost at Marquette University, has been named president.
Advice
By Rebecca Schuman December 10, 2024
Self-subterfuge is a key aspect of academic motivation.
The Review | Essay
By Lee Papa November 26, 2024
I fought for her tenure. Then I started looking deeper.
Gazette
By Julia Piper November 26, 2024
Sandeep Mazumder, dean of the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, has been named president of Berry College, in Georgia.
Advice
By David D. Perlmutter November 15, 2024
How to build authentic personal and professional friendships as you climb the administrative ranks.