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Progress … doesn’t always look like progress (a post [mostly] on research and publication)

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

I imagine that everyone who reads this blog has at least a passing familiarity with academia–perhaps you are a student, or the parent of a student, in college or graduate school, or a fellow professor or other member of the … Continue reading →

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5 Things No One Can Prepare You For Once You’re In A Faculty Appointment For The First Time

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

  1. All. The. Emails. Truly, while I was thinking about being a full-time professor with a full-time workload, I was thinking about all of the papers, and the meetings, and the paperwork, and the meetings, and the class preps, … Continue reading →

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