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How to Say No and Yes to Academic Service Requests
Academic service requirements are often unspoken and it's hard to know when and how to say no. This is especially true if you are new, contingent, or just starting the tenure track. Some people advise… Continue Reading
How to Clean and Organize Your Computer Desktop
A perpetually cluttered office can be a major source of stress, and digital clutter can have a similar effect. Your computer desktop is one of the first spaces you interact with when your work begins… Continue Reading
Happy Peer Review Week 2019!
Happy Peer Review Week 2019! Today we kick off this annual celebration of the vital role peer reviews plays in scholarly knowledge production. As academic editors and indexers, the Ideas on Fire team knows how… Continue Reading
Tips for Teaching toward Inclusive Excellence
The phrase "inclusive excellence" is gaining purchase in academic settings, but what does it mean? Inclusive excellence asks us to make our classrooms welcoming spaces for all students where we can learn from diverse perspectives… Continue Reading
Practical Strategies for Taking Notes
Whether we do it on an app, in a planner, or with good old-fashioned pen and paper, taking notes is a task many of us in and around academia do nearly every day. Jotting down… Continue Reading
Fostering Intellectual Community at Your Academic Workplace
Academic workplaces naturally provide strong intellectual communities, right? Not so much. Many of us find that the intellectual (not to mention the community) gets lost in the sea of departmental politics, service obligations, and the… Continue Reading