In case you missed anything this month, here are some editor's picks highlighting issues, trends, and tips to help you in your academic career.

Best in Workplace Issues

How to Adjust Back to On-Campus Work

As many college campuses begin to reopen and as pandemic safety restrictions are loosening, higher ed professionals have some important choices to make when returning to on-campus work. Justin Zackal reminds us that "you have to make choices about your environment to break habits from your remote setting" and walks through some of the big choices we will need to make.

Best in Teaching and Faculty

Closing the Empathy Gap in Online Teaching

Online education has proven excellent at increasing access but poor at expanding empathy. Russell Thacker highlights how we can close the distance between faculty and students. He shares five practices that can help any online, remote, or asynchronous teacher better connect and empathize with their students.

Best in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Juneteenth: A Vital Part of Campus Unity

Kelly Cherwin, director of editorial strategy for HigherEdJobs, had the opportunity to speak with two higher education professionals on what Juneteenth means to their campus, capture a glimpse into different celebrations, and how campuses can acknowledge and reflect on denouncing racism on campus.

Best in Trends in Higher Education

Confronting the Double-Standard in Hiring for International Experience

The same skills and experiences employers praise from education abroad alumni are developed, often to a higher degree, by international students pursuing their degree in the United States. However, international students struggle to find work in their country of study even though they have the same skills and experiences that make study abroad students employable. Alexis Tai and McKenna Hughes confront this double standard.