Education The importance of learning the lingo of jobs outside academe (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Jan 4, 2022 The best way to get from job interview to job offer is to sound like you are already a member of the organization you… Read More...
Education Slowing the cult of speed in academe that COVID exacerbated (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Dec 2, 2021 Beginning in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to worldwide lockdowns, astounding numbers of fatalities,… Read More...
Education Should grad schools invest in Ph.D.s seeking jobs beyond academe? (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Nov 24, 2021 Graduate education finally appears to be on the cusp of meaningful change. Resources for Ph.D.s seeking nonacademic jobs… Read More...
Education Advice for how to make courageous decisions in academe (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Nov 24, 2021 Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with more than 100 senior leaders in higher education.… Read More...
Education The importance of collegiality in academe (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Nov 5, 2021 An important element of most jobs is commonly described as collegiality, which refers to the manner in which colleagues… Read More...
Education Why I Left Academe to Become a Science Communicator | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Sep 15, 2021 Halfway through my Ph.D. in biochemistry at UCLA, I knew pursuing academic research was not a match for me long term. I… Read More...
Education How to talk about why you’re leaving academe in interviews (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Aug 31, 2021 “Why are you leaving academe?” I ask grad students versions of this question in hundreds of practice interviews every… Read More...
Education Netflix’s ‘The Chair’ depicts a position in academe that’s more demanding… Nick J Adam Aug 20, 2021 Amazingly, market research has identified a sector of the general population, at least a subset of Netflix subscribers,… Read More...
Education Actions and behaviors that thwart the advancement of women and people of color in academe (opinion)… Nick J Adam Aug 14, 2021 The phrase "leaky pipeline" describes the diminishing numbers of women and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) in… Read More...