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How can I be a useful academic advisor to undergraduates? (opens the original)
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What is academic advising?Universities assign students to faculty or staff members to guide them in fulfilling general course requirements as well requirements for their major or minor.When I was professor of psychology at the University of Vermont, there were several dozen faculty members in our department and hundreds of students majoring in psychology. Each faculty member was assigned 15-20 advisees a year, all of whom had declared psychology as a major.When I was professor of women’s studies
How can I find time for scholarship as a new faculty member? (opens the original)
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• As I have mentioned in several former Esther Editor posts, scholarship is the most important part of getting a tenure-track job, getting tenure, and getting promoted.• Ironically, academia doesn’t leave much time for scholarship.• Weekdays in the office might be spent teaching and preparing for classes, grading assignments, advising undergraduates, supervising graduate students, serving on various department and university committees, attending faculty meetings, interviewing graduate applicant
How can I successfully get small grants from my university? (opens the original)
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What are small grants?Universities want to support faculty scholarship and are aware that faculty may need money to fund their work. This can include equipment, research assistants, travel, supplies, etc.In the sciences, this is often seed money to collect data that will make faculty more successful in obtaining large federal grants in the future.For example, the College of Arts and Letters of my university has seven small grant programs for creation of new knowledge, collaboration with communit
How can I avoid “service” overwhelming me as a new tenure-track faculty member? (opens the original)
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What is service?In previous centuries, university presidents and deans made all the personnel, curricular, and governance decisions. Nowadays faculty have a large say in approving new courses and programs, hiring new faculty in their department, creating guidelines for tenure and promotion, and influencing academic policies. These gains are hard won but they have resulted in dozens of university committees.As a result faculty are expected to serve on committees and volunteer for other profession
What should I do in the months before starting my new tenure-track job? (opens the original)
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Congratulations! You have accepted a tenure-track job.Even though your undergraduate and graduate faculty had tenure-track jobs, and even if you knew them well, you may not be aware of the specifics of their jobs.You are likely to sign a contract for your new job many months before the job begins and you may still be working on your dissertation. Nevertheless, there are a number of things you need to do ahead of your new job if you want your first year to be stress free.Who should I contact for
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