Your Career: Welcome to another challenging academic year

To not only survive, but thrive, in higher ed today is going to take more than tips and tricks. ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. To not only survive, but thrive, in higher ed today is going to take more than tips and tricks Another fall semester has arrived, with its now-typical warning to “prepare for an academic year that’s like nothing we’ve seen.” Technically, every new academic year has always been “like nothing we’ve seen” — new classes, new students, time has passed. But there are degrees of differences, and today’s feel weightier: generative AI, student protests over Gaza, financial and enrollment woes. How, you may wonder, are you supposed to endure all of this, much less flourish? No doubt the new academic year will bring difficult challenges. Coping with them is your ultimate aim — but in ways that can sustain you, your colleagues, and your students. Start with this suggestion: Set up boundaries, and stick to them. In caring about your students and their welfare, it’s all too easy to take on labor that you are qualified to do but not technically responsible for (for example, a long conversation with a student who is not your advisee about her career options in another field). And sometimes you may take on tasks that you are not qualified to do (such as counseling a student who comes to you with financial-aid problems). Figuring out when and how you take on work that oversteps your areas of expertise and obligation is the first step to a liberating clarity. Continue reading: “[A Faculty Survival Guide for the New Academic Year,]( by Kevin Gannon Share your suggestions for the newsletter with Denise Magner, an editor at The Chronicle, at denise.magner@chronicle.com. If you’d like to opt out, you can log in to our website and [manage your newsletter preferences here](. ADVERTISEMENT SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. Upcoming Workshop [The Chronicle's Administrative Leadership Institute | October 2024] Join us in October for a two-day virtual workshop that will offer administrative staff leaders the opportunity to build their capacity for collaboration, understand their role in shared governance, and gain insights on how to more effectively lead their teams. [Learn more and register!]( LATEST CAREER ADVICE, OPINION, AND NEWS ADVICE [How to Get the Most Out of a Job Fair as a Ph.D.]( By Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman [STORY IMAGE]( Campus employment fairs aren’t just for undergraduates. Here’s what to expect if you’re a graduate student exploring your options. ADVERTISEMENT [How to Get the Most Out of a Job Fair as a Ph.D.]( AUSTERITY ACADEMY [Academic-Program Cuts Piled Up This Summer. Here’s a Rundown.]( By Amanda Friedman [STORY IMAGE]( Leaders at regional public colleges say the decisions were painful but necessary. Professors fear there will be larger costs. 'THE TENOR OF THE TIMES' [Diversity Statements Were All the Rage. Now They’re in Danger.]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( Are they a victim of politics, conceptually flawed, or here to stay? UNDERWHELMING OUTCOMES [Does Diversity Training Work?]( By Adrienne Lu [STORY IMAGE]( Scant evidence, and mixed results, suggest it doesn’t. 'AN IMPORTANT DECISION' [She Sued the Sleuths Who Found Fraud in Her Data. A Judge Just Ruled Against Her.]( By Stephanie M. Lee [STORY IMAGE]( But the judge will allow part of Francesca Gino’s lawsuit against Harvard to proceed. GAZETTE [Transitions: U. of Arizona Names New President; U. of California System President to Step Down]( By Julia Piper [STORY IMAGE]( CHIEF EXECUTIVES FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Future of Graduate Education - The Chronicle Store]( [The Future of Graduate Education]( Graduate education has enjoyed a jump in enrollment over the past five years, but it faces a host of challenges. [Order this report]( for insights on the opportunities and pitfalls that graduate-program administrators must navigate. What we’re reading Here’s more on career issues and trends from around the web. See something we should include? [Let me know](mailto:denise.magner@chronicle.com?subject=Your Career feedback). - In The Wall Street Journal, [a look at]( “how to break up with your career.” - [Advice]( in the Harvard Business Review on “what to do when your boss won’t stop making hasty decisions.” - An [essay]( in The New York Times from a university president who hopes that “my campus is even more political this year.” MORE CAREER RESOURCES DATA [About One in Four Faculty Members Are Unionized, Study Finds]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( The new report is based on data collected from 902 higher-education collective-bargaining units. COLLEGE MATTERS [Is Reading Over for Gen Z Students?]( By Jack Stripling [STORY IMAGE]( Students are arriving at college woefully unprepared, professors say. In the first episode of College Matters from The Chronicle, we explore why this is happening, and what can be done about it. [The Chronicle’s Administrative Leadership Institute]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: October 2024. Higher education is going through seismic change, and leaders are faced with new internal and external challenges every day. This virtual workshop series will provide administrative leaders with the skills to effectively enhance institutional success and navigate shared governance by learning how to make tough decisions, lead with resiliency, and build high-performing teams. [Register here.]( [The Changing Futures of Community Colleges]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: September 24, 2024 | The Covid-19 pandemic permanently transformed the role of community colleges. Join us to explore strategies and insights that can prepare institutions for this new era — and beyond. With Support From Ascendium. [Register here.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Search thousands]( of faculty, administrative, and executive job openings and [upload your resume]( to be searchable by employers! 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