Organizing academic conferences requires more than generic event management tools. University departments face unique ...

August is the time when sociologists and political scientists travel from around the country to attend their respective disciplines’ annual conferences. For sociologists like me, that’s the American ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week, I renewed my TSA PreCheck membership. Why? I’m not so sure. For some (admittedly privileged) portion of academics, flying for work is a typical (usually annual) event. I have flown ...