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Leah Colvin provides advice for the times when upheavals in life change everything you thought you knew about your work self. More...

Every semester brings with it a new series of articles, blog posts and stories about gender and racial biases in teaching evaluations. A large and constantly growing body of academic literature demonstrates how bias shapes these tools. More...

Chandra Y. Osborn explains why she walked away from a position at a prestigious university to join a tech start-up -- and what she learned about academic research along the way. More...

Few institutions and associations have considered the particular hurdles conference participation presents for women scholars with children, argue Angela L. Bos, Jennie Sweet-Cushman and Monica Schneider. More...

Simply presenting the facts is generally not effective in changing minds on a charged issue, writes Gleb Tsipursky. More...

My institution recently ran a comprehensive career-development program for our graduate students and postdocs. One of the workshop modules that our Ph.D.s valued most provided a general overview of communicating in the workplace. It advised them on some best practices to help smooth their transition to the next career destination. More...

A Ph.D. candidate describes the costs of doing service as a graduate student of color. More...

How do students evaluate the return on investment of pursuing a doctoral degree later in life? Gary A. Berg provides some answers. More...

Pam Whitfield offers suggestions for faculty members about how to manage student behavior and keep students safe at a time of growing contention. More...