This is Karen and I want to say a word about today's webinar.
If the DEI/Diversity Statement or "Diversity question" in the interview has bewildered you, sign up.
We start w/ the bullshit factor: they are an exercise embedded in white supremacy.
If they infuriate you... well, honestly they are infuriating. And NOT because white people are being cancelled FFS. But because they are so inadequate to addressing the structural racism that pervades academia.
But they still matter/are required. And they can be better.
And white liberal banalities about "diversity is our strength" do not cut it in 2022.
And even white straight cisgender men can write this genre with some thought and intention.
If you haven't thought seriously about diversity in your field? Well, you need to start.
If you want advice and examples, come today--or if you can't make it, just register and get the recording afterward.
Oh and lots of other excellent webinars on interviewing, job talks, etc. coming up!
 #3 - How to write a Job Application Part II -RS, TS, DSTues, Nov 8, 6 pm ET
Deep dive into the secondary documents of the academic job application, the Research, Teaching, and Diversity Statements
 #4 - Interview Intervention WebinarTues, Nov 22, 6 pm ET
Deep dive into the academic interview--what questions to expect, how to prepare, effective responses, and the most common pitfalls and how to avoid.
 #5 - Campus Visit WebinarTues, Nov 29, 6 pm ET
Deep dive into the campus visit- what to expect, how to plan and prepare, different kinds of meetings (the Dean, grad students, the search committee), handling meals, the Job Talk, illegal/inappropriate questions, and other intangibles.
 #6 - How to Publish Your Academic BookTues, Dec 6, 6 pm ET
Deep dive into the logistics and unwritten rules of publishing a scholarly monograph, from updating./editing the dissertation, to reaching out to editors, to submitting a formal proposal package, negotiating a pre-contract, etc.
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And as always: if you want to work with us personally on your job applications, interviews, campus visit prep, job talk, or negotiating, Just email us at gettenure@gmail.com or click below, and we'll get you scheduled for our first open date.
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On-Demand Courses Always Available.
- Managing The Academic Job Market in a Pandemic
- How to Write a Tenure Track Job Application, Part I: CL and CV
- How to Write a Tenure Track Job Application, Part II: RS and TS
- Interview Intervention Webinar
- Talking Academic Mental Health
- Knowing Your Own Value in Academia
- And many more....
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