What sets you apart from your peers? Can you speak a second language? In a room full of professionals in your field, how many are great at public speaking or understand how to work across word ...

The School of Medicine (SOM) recognizes the benefits that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars experience by using Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to highlight research goals, presentations ...

As a career coach, one of my main roles is to help my clients develop the professional skills and abilities required to achieve their goals. It’s a process that takes time and planning, but I love ...

Traditional professional development plans in libraries may satisfy organizational or certification needs but do not necessarily satisfy employees’ needs, wants, and interests. What if we put ...

Earning your degree and landing that first position in your career field of choice might seem like an exciting finish line to what’s been many years of academic preparation and training. But in ...

What is an Individual Development Plan? Graduate school is an intensive process focused on developing a comprehensive skill set in research, writing, teaching, and other domains. As you develop during ...

Professional development goals are the driving force behind career advancement and are key to fulfillment and engagement. A new study by edX and Workplace Intelligence shows 39% say they’ll likely ...

Teacher professional development is undergoing a facelift of sorts, moving from static and uninteresting lectures to dynamic video coaching, mentorship programs, and approaches that engage teachers ...

Today, contingent faculty are enormously prevalent in higher education institutions, especially in community colleges. In 2018, data from the American Association of University Professors showed that ...

Lauren Bruzga is director of teaching transformation in the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation at the University at Buffalo. During recent times of uncertainty and adversity, ...