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New Professional Development Certificates for PhDs and Postdocs

CAPD

Applications open Monday, October 16th We are excited to announce that applications open Monday for two new professional development certificate programs for PhDs and postdocs for AY 2023-2024: the Research Mentoring Certificate and the Grant Writing Training Certificate. Applications open October 16th and close on November 1st.

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Building a Thriving Workforce for Early Learning Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By equipping individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills, we can transform early learning into a vibrant industry that offers sustainable career opportunities. Dr. Marcus Bright Access to high-quality early learning experiences is essential for children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.

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Faculty Job Search Series & more graduate careers and professional development updates

CAPD

CAPD’s team devoted to graduate student career and professional development has been busy this semester. Stay tuned for programming that covers the application dossier itself, from crafting and polishing the CV and cover letter to the all-important research statement, teaching statement, and diversity statement.

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Panel Takes On Higher Ed Burnout

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry , and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. For some, she point ed out, remote work offered huge benefits, and many other industries are still allowing it in some form.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For graduate students and professionals interested in an academic career, it is important to understand the differences between selective admission institutions, focused on research, publication, and the expansion of knowledge, and those that are open-access, focused on teaching and student learning.

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President’s corner: Katherine Frank, the “curator” of today’s most innovative cross-sector partnerships

University Business

With how strongly Chancellor Frank has forwarded the mission of UW-Stout to strengthen career pathways to industry, technology and the like, one would imagine her professional background to be embedded in business, STEM or even a blue-collar background.

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Supporting Your Social Media Manager in an Impossible Job

Campus Sonar

On the flip side, they also have moments of pure joy when they make a valuable connection with their audience through content or conversation, when they can tie their work to an enrolled student or fundraising goal met, and when they gather with industry colleagues at professional events. Provide professional development for your team.

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