The cost of a career: A letter to my younger self By Elise A. KikisJun. 28, 2018 What this professor wishes she had known—and done differently
Hosting a dinner party for our visiting speaker was no piece of cake—but it was worth it By Michael L. SmithJun. 21, 2018 Restaurants were too limiting for this researcher, so he decided to try something different
My career seemed to hit a wall. Now I see that it was discrimination By Sharon Ramos GoyetteJun. 14, 2018 The root is called "maternal wall bias," this professor discovered
The power of being persistent By Asia L. Dowtin, Delphis F. LeviaJun. 7, 2018 How a doctoral student and her adviser worked through some unexpected challenges
After years in the Navy, I found my sea legs again—in the lab By Nathan BradshawMay. 31, 2018 For this Navy veteran, the lab offered community and support
I was worried about teaching, but it turned out to be a highlight of graduate school By Moamen ElmassryMay. 24, 2018 Putting in the time to build teaching skills is worth the effort, this student writes
There's no shame in leaving academia By Barbara A. WanchisenMay. 17, 2018 Why a tenured professor left her post, and the rewards she has found since
Get comfortable with discomfort and start communicating By Shuai LiMay. 10, 2018 It can be hard to work in a place where the local language isn’t your own, but the challenge is surmountable, this researcher writes
How being inventive built my career By Paul R. SanbergMay. 3, 2018 Academia should value entrepreneurship and invention, this scientist writes
How coming out helped prepare me to ‘come out’ as a nonacademic a decade later By Carly PhillipsApr. 26, 2018 When this grad student realized that she wanted to leave academia, she found that she could draw on her surprisingly similar experience of coming out
Mental health in academia is too often a forgotten footnote. That needs to change By Arnav ChhabraApr. 19, 2018 A grad student's struggle with depression highlights the challenges that many face
How I learned to stop caring about prestige By Edmond SanganyadoApr. 12, 2018 This postdoc has found contentment in what he has accomplished, regardless of the prominence of his institution or the journals in which he has published
On an island, but not alone By Luke O’LoughlinApr. 5, 2018 When his Ph.D. fieldwork took him to a remote island, this researcher learned to reach out
I got lost in academia. To find my way, I moved across an ocean By Malin L. NordingMar. 29, 2018 An unconventional international career grant was just what this struggling assistant professor needed
For crucial career choices, listen to advice—but follow your heart By Irini TopalidouMar. 22, 2018 A research scientist reflects on how she embraced the freedom to make the decisions that worked best for her
Why I don't use Instagram for science outreach By Meghan WrightMar. 15, 2018 Women shouldn't have to shoulder the burden of solving gender inequality on social media, this grad student writes