One of the key differences to having a job versus having a career is simple enough: taking an interest in current topics and trends. There are plenty of sources for information and inspiration out there, so I will periodically give you 5 quick and dirty takes on websites and resources you can visit, to keep […]
Assertive Communication
A good question to ask yourself before you jump in to a career in higher education. . . Are you assertive? You really better be. Whether you are a professor or an administrator, you will likely be faced on a pretty regular basis with situations where a student, a student’s parents, or even the majority […]
Why Pursue a Career in Higher Education?
I’d put safe money down on the possibility that most of us working in higher education didn’t have that dream as kids. As for me, I wanted to be Evil Kneivel , then I wanted to be Elvis. Growing up in the ’80s, my attention soon turned to the yuppie lifestyles of the day, and […]
