Author: Barbara Risman, PhD Congratulations on your tenure! You are one of the few Americans left with any sort of job security. After more than two decades of education, and at least six years, and probably more, of precarious employment, you have arrived at your Associate Professorship. You know just how lucky you are. You’ve worked very hard, … Read more
Author: Kerry Ann Rockquemore, PhD Originally posted on Inside Higher Ed. In the spirit of continuing to question the tired and dysfunctional myths about mentoring that are pervasive in the academy (the meaning of mentoring, sink or swim, the limit of anecdotes, and mentoring underrepresented faculty) let me move to one that is both organizationally ineffective and individually debilitating: once professors … Read more
Author: Cristi Cooke As an academic, it’s common to face varied and constant pressures on your time, resources, and “mental space”. Working long hours where you are trying to be everything to everyone can be an effective strategy, but it’s not a sustainable one over the length of your academic career. For many of my … Read more
Author: Kerry Ann Rockquemore, PhD How to Make a Decision Interested in joining us for an upcoming session of our Faculty Success Program? We know that deciding whether to participate in the program is a big decision. It requires a significant amount of time, funds, and energy. And while you might have seen the qualitative and quantitative … Read more