The economic decline of the Great Recession has increased the need for a university
degree, which can enhance individuals' prospects of obtaining employment in a competitive …

First-generation students (FGSs) have received a great deal of attention in education
research, practice, and policy. The difficulty of understanding and subsequently addressing …

Despite the special role of tenure-track faculty in society, training future researchers and
producing scholarship that drives scientific and technological innovation, the …

It is well-documented that women and racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in
the economics profession, relative to both the general population and other academic …

This indispensable handbook provides helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday
challenges of university teaching and those that arise in efforts to maximize learning for …

Faculty mentoring is a durable structure of doctoral education that facilitates intellectual
growth, professional socialization, and progressive independence. We must more deeply …

Graduate and professional education play an increasingly important role in economic
inequality and elite formation in the United States, but sociologists have not subjected …

Access to and success in higher education significantly impact occupational stability and
mental wellness in the United States, with higher levels of education contributing to …

Becoming a researcher is one of the roads travelled in the emotional, social, and intellectual
process of PhD journeys. As such, developing a researcher identity during doctoral study is …

STEM disciplines are believed to be founded on the idea of meritocracy; recognition earned
by the value of the data, which is objective. Such disciplinary cultures resist concerns about …