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BY ELIZABETH WELLS | November 19 2024

Instead of trying to cram all of your research prep into the summer months, why not set aside some time each week to read about what’s new in your field of scholarship?

BY CHELSEA CHEN | November 12 2024

Approach budgeting and cost-saving alternatives from a fresh perspective.

BY JOHN LOEPPKY | November 08 2024

By giving yourself permission to write freely, you may find your academic writing also improves.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | October 31 2024

Group projects don’t necessarily build teamwork skills. Instructors need to teach and support skill development.

BY ALAN SANTINELE MARTINO | October 29 2024

For early career scholars, a lab is not just a place for conducting research – it’s a space for building community, developing future leaders and creating a lasting impact.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | October 23 2024

When you need to explain a niche subject to a broader audience, contextualizing big numbers and using sensory metaphors can help to explain your research.

BY ELIZABETH WELLS | October 21 2024

A few suggestions to help reduce the amount of time you are spending on reading, writing and sorting emails.

BY SCOTT ALLEN | September 26 2024

Volunteering during retirement should be fun, but one academic unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a clash of cultures.

BY ELIZABETH WELLS | September 23 2024

Despite having ‘made it’, mid-career academics still need support, either from peers or coaches.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | September 20 2024

By cutting words like ‘is’ and ‘very’, you’ll be able to significantly reduce your word count.

BY ERIN ASPENLIEDER & LOLEEN BERDAHL | September 13 2024

The time to experiment is now and you have the skills to try.

BY GIANLUCA AGOSTINELLI | August 29 2024

Students need to be taught to embrace the messy yet rewarding process of writing, without relying on AI technologies.

BY KELLY BURCHELL-REYES | August 22 2024

Finding the right narrators to help tell your story.

BY ELIZABETH WELLS | August 20 2024

By giving librarians some teaching agency in your courses, students learn the importance of research skills as well as how to do them the right way.

BY HOWARD ARMITAGE | August 19 2024

By focusing on exercise, social connections and diet, retirees can add years to their lives.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | August 15 2024

By humanizing your data, your grant will be more memorable and compelling.

BY KATIE GEORGE | August 14 2024

Often confused as either students or faculty, this ‘in between’ position is vital to the academic ecosystem.

BY JOANNA HARRINGTON | July 31 2024

Replacing the traditional ‘listing everything’ approach is long overdue.

BY ELIZABETH WELLS | July 22 2024

Each commitment helps me use my editing, research and writing skills in complementary ways.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | July 16 2024

Sometimes it isn’t just that certain terms offend people, it’s that the use of this language also implies a particular way of thinking.