You’ve spent years in the classroom, and now it’s time to showcase all that you’ve learned. Regardless of where you are in your academic career, an up-to-date resume is a valuable asset. An academic resume is a helpful reference when it comes time to fill out your college applications, and it may be required when applying for opportunities, such as internships. A resume that highlights your experiences inside and outside the classroom can help you stand out from the crowd. Here are a few ways to round out your academic resume.
 

“Managing up” has long been a part of the vernacular in the professional world, but what is it exactly? Depending on whom you ask, the definition may vary. Some believe managing up is when employees create positive and meaningful relationships with their direct managers and upper-level management. Others say it’s just about making your boss’s job easier. Ultimately, managing up involves learning how best to communicate with your manager and fulfill deliverables. If done well, managing up can have many positive results. Here’s why.
 

Social media can be a great way to stay connected to family and friends, get updates on what’s going on in the world, and explore new opportunities. Unfortunately, there’s a downside to social media. It can impact your mental health and simply take up more of your time than you intend. Here are a few ways to get the most out of social media while managing your overall intake.
 
Identify What You Want to Change

Communication skills is at the top of the list of what hiring managers are looking for. And with good reason. Strong communication is how we show attention, inspire change, and get things done. It's what allows relationships to develop smoothly. It's how we show attention, inspire change, and get things done. In the workplace, an effective communicator motivates a team and promotes productivity. How you communicate contributes to your own success, and ultimately to that of your organization. 

Your college applications are submitted and decisions are coming in. Now it’s time to figure out how to pay for your college education. It’s no secret that college costs are high, but there are ways to reduce your bottom line. Here are some important steps to finding funds for college. 

Many educational journeys start at a very young age and continue over multiple decades. Your academic path is unique, and how you choose to follow it is up to you. What’s important is taking a proactive role in advancing your education. Here are some ways to stay in charge.

Gone are the days when employees spend their entire career at one company. Today’s employees aren’t afraid to move on if their role isn’t what they hoped it would be. Whether it’s taking a new position within the same organization or joining a new group, it’s time to take control of your career path. You don’t need to suffer in a job or company that isn’t right for you. 
 
Know What You Want

Sometimes you have to go outside yourself to find the things closest to you. While I’ve always enjoyed science — Star Trek is the best! — it’s been more of a growing awareness for me. I’m super curious about the intricate details of how biological systems work, and how this can be leveraged for good. 

Although I grew up in Houston, I consider Torreon, N.M., in the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation, home. I spent much of my childhood in that remote rural area, playing on —and learning from — the land. It’s why I want to become a principal investigator and start my own microbiology lab on the Navajo Reservation: I want to take care of the land. After a nontraditional academic journey, I’m now a graduate student at Harvard University studying bacterial genetics, and I finally feel like I know where I’m going.

I grew up in the small community of Briggs, Okla., east of Tahlequah near the Illinois River. The area is part of my family’s original allotments from the Dawes Allotment Act. My town has two of the three federally recognized Cherokees: my tribe, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Tahlequah also has Sequoyah High School and Northeastern State University, which both began as boarding schools for the area.