Antonie Boessenkool (UIC Today, December 10, 2024)|Posted on December 10, 2024
When Anjali Pinto began her master’s degree in nursing at UIC in 2022, she already had one career under her belt. Pinto had worked for years as a photojournalist, and her photography appeared in…
Cecilie Steenbuch Traberg (Nature, November 21, 2024)|Posted on November 21, 2024
“The academic path is often framed as a strict sequence: first establish your career, then consider starting a family (or, as some scientist parents might say, making a ‘tenure baby’). But life doesn’t always…
Chelsea Chen (University Affairs, November 12, 2024)|Posted on November 21, 2024
“Graduate school is often a full-time investment. Many students find themselves pressed for time, juggling academic pursuits with financial constraints. While some manage to secure employment or funding, the struggle to make ends…
Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman (Chronicle of Higher Education, November 11, 2024)|Posted on November 21, 2024
https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-prepare-for-job-interviews-outside-academeEditor’s Note: Previously in this Career Talk series, our experts on doctoral-career counseling have offered advice on building a CV, designing a résumé, writing cover letters, getting the most of out job fairs, and other topics. “While faculty job…
Adam Ruben (Science, November 8, 2024)|Posted on November 11, 2024
“Years ago, I was offered what I thought was an amazing opportunity. A scientific journal was about to publish my paper (well, a paper on which I was, like, 17th author), and the…
Muneer Yaqub (Science, October 31, 2024)|Posted on November 04, 2024
“One after another, fellow graduate students ended their talks by acknowledging support from prestigious fellowships. When it was my turn, I had no fancy awards to mention—just a nod of thanks to my…
“The end of the graduate-school gauntlet is in sight. You’ve completed your coursework, passed your comprehensive exams, gotten your dissertation proposal approved, and already written several chapters. But now comes one more hurdle,…
Rhonda Sutton (Inside Higher Education, November 4, 2024)|Posted on November 04, 2024
“Graduate students often become immersed in a specialized way of thinking. A focus on honing expertise within a particular discipline is a fundamental aspect of graduate education, enabling graduate students to develop a…
Ramon B. Goings (Inside Higher Education, October 24, 2024)|Posted on October 28, 2024
“[A]s dissertation chairs, we have a lot of power over the futures of our students. Yet I continue to hear countless stories from current students and recent doctoral degree recipients about their experiences…
Erika Cyphert (Science, October 10, 2024)|Posted on October 23, 2024
“‘What have I gotten myself into?’ I wondered as I sat through a lengthy research symposium conducted entirely in Polish, unable to even read the x- and y-axis labels on the plots. I…
Evan D. Morris (Inside Higher Education, Oct. 10, 2024)|Posted on October 10, 2024
“I have been mentoring students and postdocs in biomedical engineering and medical imaging for 25 years. My friends, some with even longer track records, have mentored aspiring writers, musicians, physicians and neuroscientists. You…
Rachel Yang (Science, Oct. 3, 2024)|Posted on October 10, 2024
I knew that if I wanted to become an academic, I would need to spend time penning papers. But with my awful track record with writing, I was scared of failing.
Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman (Chronicle of Higher Education, September 11, 2024)|Posted on September 11, 2024
“Talk with people and make connections. Don’t go in telling yourself that you need to come out with a job interview lined up. Even if you speak at length with a recruiter about…
Alexander C. Kafka (Chronicle of Higher Education, August 23, 2024)|Posted on August 28, 2024
“Crisis. Crisis. Crisis. Even before the pandemic, college counseling centers described being overwhelmed, not nearly able to meet students’ need for help handling mental-health challenges. Amid rising overall rates of anxiety and depression,…
Vanessa Doriott Anderson (Inside Higher Education, August 26, 2024)|Posted on August 28, 2024
“Where did the summer go? Time that expands endlessly in moments of boredom or obligation compresses inexplicably when we are given full autonomy over how to spend it. I know, although I hardly…
[…] “When I began my career in higher education, the focus was almost entirely on preparing students for academic careers. But times have changed. Today, an increasing number of graduate students are exploring…
Adilene Bernal Sanchez (Science, July 25, 2024)|Posted on August 13, 2024
“I am the eldest daughter of five children to Mexican immigrants to the United States….We did jobs that nobody else wanted. Since the age of 8 I helped raise my siblings. I worked…