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A Professional Milestone

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Six years ago to the day, I became the first person in my family to earn a PhD, (alongside my Academic Wonder Twin Matt Carter, First of His Name. ) This week, I received notification that my bid for promotion-in-rank … Continue reading →

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I’m Giving a Plenary!

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Hi, everyone, I have exciting news (well, it’s exciting to me): I’ll be giving the plenary talk at this year’s Medieval Association of the Midwest conference in October! My talk will be on cannibals and gender in medieval literature, and … Continue reading →

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2018 End-of-the-year review (Or, “And I thought 2017 was busy!”)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

It’s December 31; time for another “Year In Review” post! Here’s what I managed to accomplish professionally this year: Publications Article “‘Compassion and Benignytee’: A Reassessment of the Relationship Between Canacee and the Falcon in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Squire’s Tale.” Medieval … Continue reading →

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Five Ways to Stay Motivated

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

In my last post, I tackled five ways to stay productive despite heavy teaching and service loads. This post follows up with, perhaps, the harder task: staying motivated to work on and complete your own research and writing projects when … Continue reading →

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Five Easy(ish) Ways To Be More Productive In Your Scholarship With Less Time In Your Schedule

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Let me lay all of my cards on the table from the start: I taught for ten years at a year-round private boarding school where I was responsible for developing and implementing the curriculum for three programs (French, English, and … Continue reading →

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2017 Redux: A Busy, Productive Year

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

It’s December 31; time for a “Year In Review” post! Here’s what I managed to accomplish professionally this year: Publications Essay Collection: Melusine’s Footprint: Tracing the Legacy of a Medieval Myth (edited with Misty Urban and Deva Kemmis). Leiden: Brill, … Continue reading →

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2016 End-of-the-Year Wrap-Up

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Professors–particularly professors who are contingent (non-permanent and adjunct faculty). permanent but not tenured, and tenure-track but not tenured–are regularly asked to perform acts of self-assessment, filling out performance evaluations, maintaining an updated CV, and responding to our supervisors’ assessment of … Continue reading →

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