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
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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
Performed often enough, a routine can prepare your distractible brain to ease into the hard work of focusing on a manuscript.
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Matt Parlow, executive vice president and chief advancement officer at Chapman University, has been named president of the university.
Advice
A new department head looks for some tangible signs that the time-consuming position is worth all the effort.
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Kimo Ah Yun, acting president and provost at Marquette University, has been named president.
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Sandeep Mazumder, dean of the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, has been named president of Berry College, in Georgia.
Advice
How to build authentic personal and professional friendships as you climb the administrative ranks.