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STEM-Oriented
The Academic Life
The Academic Life
“The Academic Life” Faculty-Development Workshops are designed for those already in or seeking to enter STEM-oriented careers in academia. We use dramatizations followed by discussion to explore potential challenges to academic success that go beyond subject matter expertise and creativity. Topics to be covered include the tenure process, scientific publications, plagiarism, microaggressions, and the imposter syndrome.
A person entering a junior faculty position may find oneself poorly prepared to deal with these challenges, especially if one is a member of an underrepresented group and lacks access to effective mentoring. Each topic will be presented using a short presentation or dramatization followed by interactive discussion sessions, in which both presenters and workshop participants can share their stories and explore together the pathway to academic success.
Announcements
Announcements
Our own Prof. Stephen Senturia is featured on the inaugural episode of IEEE Microsystems Boston Chapter's podcast "The Microzone". To learn more about his careeer and how these workshops started - Click here.
Our own Prof. Stephen Senturia is featured on the inaugural episode of IEEE Microsystems Boston Chapter's podcast "The Microzone". To learn more about his careeer and how these workshops started - Click here.
Aug 12, 5:30PM to 7:00PM - MWSCAS 2024, Springfield, MA.
"WiCAS event presented by The Academic Life Faculty-Development Workshops" https://www.mwscas2024.org/
June 4, 2024, A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head South Carolina, from 2 PM to 4 PM. https://www.hh2024.org/
Listen to the Podcast
Listen to the Podcast
“The Academic Life” workshops are featured on a series of six episodes of the podcast “This Academic Life,” www.thisacademiclife.org, starting with Episode 50, released March 15, 2023.
Listen to Episode 50 Here
“The Academic Life” workshops are featured on a series of six episodes of the podcast “This Academic Life,” www.thisacademiclife.org, starting with Episode 50, released March 15, 2023.
Listen to Episode 50 Here
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Presenters
Presenters
Pamela Abshire
University of Maryland
Jennifer Blain Christen
Arizona State University
Nicole McFarlane
University of Tennessee
Maira Samary
Boston College
Stephen D. Senturia Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emeritus
We use dramatizations followed by discussion to explore critical issues that can confront budding academicians.
Topics addressed include promotion and tenure, publication strategies, power dynamics, microaggressions, and the impostor syndrome.
An expanded description of the program may be found here.
An expanded description of the program may be found here.
Testimonials
Testimonials
"I enjoyed participating in the Academic Life workshop and learning from the organizers. The storytelling style of the workshop is so creative, and the theatrical approach used to cover different scenarios very effectively communicates the core concepts to the audience. "
Rose Faghih from NYU
"I attended your workshop on The Academic Life in July 2023. …. I have just started in January 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. … It is immediately obvious that many aspects of a professor's job are nigh impossible to prepare for or practice beforehand, and your workshop is one of the very few that address those issues. “
2023 atendee
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