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Higher Education Career Strategy
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![A graphic illustration of a professional editing an upward arrow to veer up and to the left, indicating that they are taking control over their career.]()
“How to Turn an Unstable Higher Ed Environment into Career Leverage” is now live on the HERC Career Advice Blog.
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![A photo of an employee in higher education communicating in person with her team, illustrating some of the factors involved in building supportive, neuro-inclusive department cultures.]()
“Leading a Team With Neurodivergent Members” is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![The Champion's Guide to the Higher Education Job Market in the US]()
"The Champion's Guide to the Higher Education Job Market" eBook is now available to download for free from the HERC website.
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"Interdisciplinary Career Paths: How to Expand Beyond Your Department" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![A young man at a computer looks distressed as he contemplates his professional life, symbolizing the need for setting professional boundaries.]()
"The Art of Saying No: Setting Boundaries in Higher Education" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice Blog.
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"Using AI in Your Job Search: Ways to Use and What to Avoid" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![An illustration of an overwhelmed job seeker with their head buried in the laptop on the desk in front of them. They are surrounded by symbols of a long job search process, including a speech bubble, an @ sign, a scribble, an envelope, and a hashtag.]()
"Career Stagnation: Sometimes It’s Not Effort, It’s Framing" now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![Woman in a gray sweater working on a laptop at a wooden table with papers and a pen, in a room with a window and curtains, symbolizing a job seeker looking for a career in higher education.]()
"How to Spot a Real Higher Ed Job Posting" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![A diverse group of five academic professionals sitting around a conference table, engaged in a serious but collaborative discussion. This image illustrates the "human side" of a search committee working together to review candidates.]()
"Decoding the Search Committee Experience" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![A chalk drawing of a head profile filled with a collection of multi-colored sticky notes, all featuring hand-drawn lightbulbs. The image illustrates creative idea generation and the process known as design thinking.]()
"Reframing Rejection with Design Thinking: From No to Next Step" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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![Two men sitting at a table engaged in an informational interview, smiling, in a modern indoor office.]()
"Why Informational Interviews Can Open More Doors Than Applications" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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"Micro-Credentials & Certifications Can Power Your Career" is now live on the HERC Jobs Career Advice blog.
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TLC's blog features a new piece on the importance of saving higher education and how university leaders should move forward.
Custom Websites
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MUSTARD & miel is an online store offering handcrafted goods from the bees, land and community of Northern Catskill Mountains of Upstate NY.
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Vesi is a neighborhood development trust that aligns purpose and stewardship with real assets, investments, and community capacity to advance the promise of an open and free society for all.
Award-Winning Music Videos
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![The Berlin Video Music Awards' official Badge of Honor emblem with laurel branches, a shield with a gavel, and the text "Badge of Honor BMFA 2026."]()
Disparition music video "Wood" receives Badge of Honor from the 2026 Berlin Music Video Awards.
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Dark Spring Thunder music video “My Home Is A Mountain” is an official selection of the 2026 Cal Film Festival.
Activist Resources
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![A city street covered in snow with a yellow and white tram moving through the intersection, red traffic lights, and a few people walking on the sidewalks during a snowstorm at dusk.]()
Minnesota's first general statewide strike in nearly 100 years planned for January 23, 2026 in response to ongoing ICE attacks.
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TLC releases a short overview of the new federal policies encouraging White Supremacist immigration to the South.
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TLC founder Deepthi Welaratna joined an AIGA-hosted conversation on combatting disinformation in GOTV efforts.
