Tag Archives: taking responsibility

Are you waiting for permission?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

One of the attractions of an academic career is the autonomy it affords. That means no one is going to give you permission. Or, perhaps more accurately, they already have.

Trusting your judgement is hard. You risk criticism. Disapproval. Perhaps even attack. Even though criticism is an inevitable part of academic life, many academics struggle with it. Continue reading →

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Why universities are recruiting PhD students

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jo VanEvery

There is a lot of debate about whether we are training too many PhD students (given the demand for academic labour) or too few (given the needs of the so-called knowledge economy). At an individual level, plenty of unemployed PhDs … Continue reading →

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Learning to say “no”

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jo VanEvery

I know that academic workloads can be nuts. I’ve been an academic.

I also know that as an academic you have considerably more control over your work than many other professionals. Continue reading →

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Managing your workload as a full-time academic

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jo VanEvery

Overwork is rampant in academe. Whether you are tenure-track, tenured, or some other kind of full-time (temporary or otherwise), the Tenured Radical has some of the best advice I’ve ever seen. It may seem harsh, but you are strongly advised … Continue reading →

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