Category: Tenure
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In our new “how can we help you?” thread, a reader writes: These are all great questions–but my sense is that the answers to them may differ greatly across institution types (R1s, R2s, SLACs, community colleges), locations (US vs. elsewhere), and even across individual institutions of the same type (depending on the faculty handbook and…
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In our newest “how can we help you?” thread, a reader asks: These are all good questions, and I’m not sure about the answers. I have worked at a SLAC for past 16+ years, but did receive an offer from an R1 last year (which I turned down). I’m not sure, but I suspect that…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: What are the up and down-sides of radically changing the focus of one's research before tenure? I recently started an ass prof job. The main upside, in my mind, is I like the new area and feel more excited to learn about…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'll go up for tenure in a year or so, and I have no idea how I'm supposed to identify who my letter writers ought to be. I've heard that it might be a good idea to start "cultivating" them. People who…