Someone introduces you as an assistant professor, and a well-meaning relative asks who you're assisting. Later, a colleague mentions a clinical associate professor, a lecturer, and a visiting professor in the same conversation…
Read articleOrientation ends, you return to your office with a stack of information, and a simple question appears: who was the person who explained travel funding? You can picture the slide. The name is gone. The most useful thing you bring…
Read articleThe projector won't connect, the course site looks different from what you practiced, and you're suddenly wishing you'd tested everything yesterday. Technical problems are ordinary. They just feel much bigger when a class is…
Read articleYou have a meeting with your new chair, and 'ask about expectations' is sitting at the top of your notes. But expectations can mean a hundred things. A useful first conversation needs questions that lead to decisions you can act…
Read articleYour offer letter is signed, your start date is here, and suddenly the big career move is a collection of small questions. Where do you park? Who approves a purchase? And where is the syllabus for the course you're about to…
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A student asks for a recommendation, and you want to help. But when you sit down to write, 'hardworking and motivated' is all that comes out. You know those words aren't enough to show what the student can do. A useful letter…
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You've found a faculty position that looks promising. Then you open your last cover letter and realize half of it could be sent to almost any university. Changing the institution's name won't explain why you're a good fit for…
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It's evening, the laptop is still open, and you're telling yourself you'll stop after one more email. Then you remember the papers waiting to be graded. Academic work has a way of expanding into whatever space we leave available…
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You're standing near the coffee table at a conference, trying to decide whether to introduce yourself or pretend to read the program again. Networking can feel like a performance, especially when everyone else seems to know one…
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