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In Praise of Ditching the Summer To-Do List
Melissa Nicolas describes how giving up her guilt about not checking things off such a list has helped her actually have a very productive summer.
3 Ways to Improve Your Summer Writing Practice
Erin Marie Furtak has found that asking herself three questions has helped her transition not just out of the academic year but also back into the fall term.
Do Teachers Fetishize Technology?
Whether or not we believe in techno-progress, we are incentivized to constantly develop pedagogies involving new technologies, writes Adam Szetela.
After the Writing Retreat Ends
Jennifer Ahern-Dodson and Monique Dufour offer strategies on how to carry what you learn into your everyday writing practices.
Supporting Dissertation Writers Through the Silent Struggle
While we want Ph.D. students to be independent, our practices can signal that we’re not available to support them when they need it, writes Ramon B. Goings.
Introducing the Engaged Associate Professor
Many of us are stuck well beyond the time it’s supposed to take to reach the rank of full professor, but that doesn't mean we're failing, writes Lauren Monroe.
Strategies for a Successful Semester-Long Sabbatical
It can involve continued university responsibilities and geographical restrictions, writes Christine Tulley, who advises others on how to make the most of one.
Higher Education Is Not a Musical
The narrative that faculty can overcome anything through individual agency may be similar to that of a Broadway hit, yet it’s a fantasy, writes Juliet Shields.