This week's task is short and sweet: Submit something. Ideally, this means an academic article, essay, review, commentary, chapter proposal, or other appropriate piece of writing, to an actual academic publication venue. While regular readers … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 19: Submit a Piece for Publication
Mental Health and Academia
Rupture isn’t Burnout: Career Grief in a Collapsing Academy – Guest Post
By Tamara Yakaboski, PhD Bio: Tamara Yakaboski, PhD, spent almost 20 years as a professor and administrator before confronting the reality that academia, for many, is no longer sustainable. Whether due to burnout, institutional dysfunction, or … [Read more...] about Rupture isn’t Burnout: Career Grief in a Collapsing Academy – Guest Post
Interview with Margaret Price Part 2: “Being Fucked With”
One of my primary goals in the revised edition of The Professor Is In was to make its advice responsive to diverse identities around race, sexuality, class, and above all, disability. To that end, I read deeply in disability studies literature, and … [Read more...] about Interview with Margaret Price Part 2: “Being Fucked With”
Tracking Power, Control and Abuse in Higher Education: A Study
Two years ago, Dr. Jennifer Preston, Professor and Department Chair in Counseling at Saybrook University, reached out to me asking if I would share her call for research participation on The Professor Is In FB page. I agreed. This week, Jennifer … [Read more...] about Tracking Power, Control and Abuse in Higher Education: A Study
52 WIP Hacks #6: Why You’re Not Lazy, You’re Misaligned
By Kel Weinhold. Well comrades, we have reached the moment of rebound. If you have been following these steps (sorting, noticing, defining,etc), basically doing all the things and even seeing regular progress, it is very likely that there are … [Read more...] about 52 WIP Hacks #6: Why You’re Not Lazy, You’re Misaligned
“Did We Drop the Ball on That?” The Power of Your Words
I was working with an instructional faculty member in the social sciences. The department had offered them the opportunity to teach some classes in their own specialization, which would be a great support for their own research and writing. They … [Read more...] about “Did We Drop the Ball on That?” The Power of Your Words
52 WIP Hacks #7 : The Cost of Carrying Unfinished Work
by Kel Weinhold TL;DR: Motivation grows in environments where effort leads to closure. When projects have edges, your nervous system can relax into the work because it knows the experience will end. When everything remains open indefinitely, … [Read more...] about 52 WIP Hacks #7 : The Cost of Carrying Unfinished Work
52 Career Actions: Week 4: Define Your Lane (with Criteria, Not Fantasy)
Define Your Lane (with Criteria, Not Fantasy) We continue with 52 weeks of focusing on what you can control! By now you have done three things: You clarified your career values. You audited where your time actually goes. You wrote a professional … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 4: Define Your Lane (with Criteria, Not Fantasy)
The Updated 2025 Professor Is In Audiobook is Here! Plus a Special Offer
I am delighted to announce the the revised 2025 edition of The Professor Is In is OUT, in audiobook form, narrated by ME! Find THE 2025 PROFESSOR IS IN AUDIOBOOK here on Amazon. Find THE 2025 PROFESSOR IS IN AUDIOBOOK on other platforms by … [Read more...] about The Updated 2025 Professor Is In Audiobook is Here! Plus a Special Offer
The Lab of Silence: A Survivor’s Call for Accountability in Academia – Guest Post
Stephanie Bailey, Ph.D. is a physicist, microsimulation scientist, and educator whose work connects science, policy, and educational reform. After earning her PhD in nuclear physics from William & Mary, she helped to develop breast cancer … [Read more...] about The Lab of Silence: A Survivor’s Call for Accountability in Academia – Guest Post