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Opinion

The Best Time to Organize Your Research? Now

Don’t put research on the back burner: A good project management system can help you work consistently throughout the academic year, Shiri Noy writes.

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12 Steps for Responding to a Tenure Denial

Have hope—but also know the odds are stacked against you, John M. LaVelle writes.

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The Service Decision Tree

Ryan Michael Murphy explains how creating a system for evaluating service opportunities helped him stop overcommitting.

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Rethinking Academic Publication for Lecturers

Self-published pedagogical aids can provide an intellectual outlet for lecturers, one that aligns well with their teaching-focused employment objectives, Andrew Fogleman writes.

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The Good Enough Manuscript

Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good enough when it comes to sending your manuscript to a publisher, Laura Portwood-Stacer writes.

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Opinion

Writing Advice for Interesting Times

Here are five techniques for refocusing your mind and getting motivated to write this summer, K. Anne Amienne and Daniela Blei write.

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5 Questions to Ask When Writing Your Book

Considering these five issues early in the writing process can help focus and shape your manuscript, Katherine Ann Wiley writes.

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Scholarship Thrives on Peripheral Vision

Don’t be limited by what’s straight ahead, David Labaree writes.