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The Down-and-Dirty Article

February 1, 2010 in Productivity by Nels P. Highberg

Maybe there's something you've written in the past that's closer to being publishable than you think.

Handling the Stress of the Tenure Process

January 25, 2010 in Life by Nels P. Highberg

The years between obtaining a job and earning tenure are stressful. No one denies that, but there is little discussion out there about the deeper effects of such stress on our lives, bodies, relationships, and careers.

The importance of good record-keeping: What to keep

November 5, 2009 in ProfHacker by Amy Cavender

It's important to keep good records of our work, so that we can easily locate materials we might need later. What kinds of things should we hang onto, though? An appropriate subtitle for this post might be "What I Wish I'd Known Three Years Before I Had to Submit My Dossier."

Talking About Blogging in Tenure and Application Documents

October 6, 2009 in Life by Nels P. Highberg

How exactly do we talk about our blogging and other social networking activities in tenure dossiers and job application materials? This post offers one example and calls for more.

Simplifying Tenure

August 17, 2009 in Productivity by Brian Croxall
Ah…tenure. The hope. The dream. The grail. And Stephan Pastis understands why: Something to look forward to. So I was intrigued last week to read an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the move toward digital tenure files at Kent State University, Virginia Tech, and others. It’s a fine article about a practice that has [...]