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What kind of “methodological lifestyle” do you want as a scholar?

Posted on July 21, 2020September 9, 2020by Riyad A. Shahjahan
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A couple of years ago, a doctoral advisee was at the crossroads of what he could explore for his future dissertation. During the meeting, my brilliant Michigan State University colleague, Lynn Fendler […]

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Demystifying the difference between “Drama Dressed up as Scholarship” versus “Deep, Essential Work” aimed at scholarship that matters

Posted on February 23, 2020July 17, 2020by David M. Hoffman

Many early-career scholars begin their dissertations with lofty ambitions of doing work that is significant, original, and widely appreciated. However, by the time many find themselves negotiating precarious transitions between dissertation […]

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Thinking strategically: what can co-authorship bring to your academic career?

Posted on September 23, 2019July 13, 2020by Abel Polese

While in lab-based disciplines co-authorship is the norm, there are “individual(istic)” disciplines where it is sometimes still frowned upon. In general, co-authorship is not bad per se, and there is nothing negative in being the 4th or even the 99th author, especially if we are talking about a highly cited paper.

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