The happenings
When will it be higher ed staff’s turn?
Most of my clients who work in higher ed are in staff roles. The vast majority. You hear a lot about faculty and the career woes there - the dearth of tenure-track jobs, the...
Higher Ed Women & Career Coaching
Many, though not all, of my career coaching clients are women. I think about why that is alot. It seems like higher ed women seek out career coaching more frequently than men....
One Upside to a Pandemic? Informational Interview Time
Our COVID times remain challenging, and frankly, bleak. But believe it or not, there are some upsides, and that's what I'm focusing on this week. I'll be sharing the career...
Hey Higher Ed: What's the Plan Here?
Asking higher ed employees to ever pivot and remain flexible is fine up to a point. My clients are well beyond that point. They have flexed so hard they have snapped.
The Worst Merry Go Round
Well, here we go. We have found the worst policy to come out of higher ed during a pandemic. (Although, this working mom points out it would have also been awful during The...
The Best Laid Plans
One parent shares her struggles with planning for fall 2020 amidst COVID-19, as she has to commit to a proposed on-campus schedule, but has kids.
Uncertainty amid Coronavirus
To say things are hard right now is an understatement. Amidst a global pandemic, we're all struggling to adjust. To protect our health. To working offsite. To teaching online....
Networking during a Career Change
Here are 5 good conversation openers that are industry- and event-agnostic to help you get conversations going, rather than waiting for them to come up to you for your next networking event.
Precarity not limited to Adjuncts. Or Academia.
I hate to break it to you, but precarious employment isn't limited to adjuncts, or even higher ed. I wish it weren't true, but let me break down the reasons why this has happened in our post-Great Recession work world.