Networking is an important part of your job search preparation, whether you are staying in academia or transitioning to industry, and the main way that graduate students add new, external contacts to ...

Most of us in higher education go to conferences to do our networking and professional development. Add that to the list of things Covid-19 has ruined this year, at least for those of us who enjoy ...

With the coming academic year, I am hopeful, looking forward to connecting with colleagues again through conferences. I enjoyed reading Kim’s essay on “Conference Travel Hesitancy,” which did give me ...

At the risk of being accused of exposing one of higher education’s “dirty little secrets,” let’s have a frank discussion about the market racket? for academic conferences. This post was inspired by an ...

Imagine being a medical researcher invited to present at an eye-health conference in London. You arrive to find that the other delegates are specialists in entirely separate disciplines, such as ...

Scholars -- particularly those working off the tenure track, with little to no access to institutional professional development or travel funds -- have long criticized the costs associated with ...

The 2025 ACC ALN cohort came together at Georgia Tech for an inspiring October session, showcasing collaboration, innovation, and leadership in action.