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Managing the End-of-Term Crunch with Energy to Spare
Learn strategies to manage the end-of-term crunch with energy to spare, avoid burnout, and lay the groundwork for a relaxing and productive winter break.
Cathy Hannabach on 3 Years of Imagine Otherwise
On the 100th episode of Imagine Otherwise, host Cathy Hannabach reflects on 3 years of interviewing artists, filmmakers, & scholars about social justice.
How to Say No and Yes to Academic Service Requests
Learn how to articulate academic service priorities to yourself and colleagues and say no and yes in ways that align with your values and support your career.
Tips for Teaching toward Inclusive Excellence
Tips for teaching toward inclusive excellence, including writing the syllabus, planning the first day of class, and leading classroom discussions.
Fostering Intellectual Community at Your Academic Workplace
Learn how to foster intellectual community in academic workplaces using reading and writing groups, engaging mentorship, and other strategies.
Writing a Student-Centered Syllabus that Saves You Time
Strategies to write a student-centered syllabus that also saves you time as an instructor—from day one until the end of the term.
How Interdisciplinarity Builds New Worlds: Dismantle Magazine Interview
The awesome Elise Chatelain, co-founder of Dismantle Magazine, interviewed me for the magazine and it was just published! Read the article at Dismantle We talk about how Ideas on Fire grew from a one-woman freelance operation to a full-fledged editing and indexing...
Diversity, Plain Language, and Scholarship at Editors Canada 2019
Major themes at the 2019 Editors Canada conference included diversity in editing, the importance of plain language, and sensitivity reading.
How to Move to a New City (Again) and Settle In
Learn how to move to a new city, settle in, and make any place feel like home—no matter how contingent the position or temporary the stay.
How to Do Meaningful Community-Engaged Scholarship and Teaching
Learn best practices for doing community-engaged scholarship and teaching, including answers to those thorny ethical questions often provoked by this work.
A Farewell to Ibid.: Editing Footnotes at ACES
Tips on editing footnotes and endnotes, helping authors decide between them, keeping up with citation style changes, and curbing overcitation.
Resisting Academic Busyness and Taking Weekends Off
Strategies to avoid the siren song of academic busyness, preserve your time, and finally take those weekends off—for real.
Surviving Job Burnout in the Academy and Beyond
Strategies for surviving job burnout in the academy and beyond, including continuing on when you’d rather do just about anything else.
Making Career Decisions in an Era of Uncertainty
How to make career decisions in an era of uncertainty and with limited information, and learn to live with those choices even as circumstances change.
Academic Politics for New and Contingent Faculty
Help navigating academic politics for new and contingent faculty, including finding allies, trusting colleagues, and knowing when to stay out of it.
Wellness for Academics, Scholars, and Other Cultural Workers
Wellness for academics, scholars, & cultural workers, including fitting exercise, healthy food, laughter, and joy into a busy schedule.
Our 2018 Year in Review: A Year of Connection
Ideas on Fire’s 2018 year in review, including client projects, live shows, workshops, conferences, and podcast episodes.
Navigating Imposter Syndrome and Other Insecurities
Navigating imposter syndrome and other insecurities to regain confidence, free up mental space for work, and feel at home where you are.
Succeeding Outside the Academia
Join us for a book party celebration of Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.
Social Media for Academics: Learn the Ropes
How to manage social media for academics wanting to build their careers, publish scholarship, foster community, and improve their research.