Tenure and Promo,on (the things I wish I knew way back when I started this journey…)

Junior Faculty Forum Series

The Reading Room Blackburn Student Center

AngelaColeDixon,PhDProfessorandChair

DepartmentofPsychology

"…tenure should not be an “impossible task,” but a somewhat strenuous process requiring careful calcula,on and methodical effort."

§  KarenKelsky,ChronicleofHigherEduca2onVitae

"To achieve tenure, you need to know why, how, and when to perform the necessary tasks--that is, the process of geOng tenure--as well as the poli,cs: whom to approach, when, and how. You need to learn how to document your accomplishments. And, of course, you have to do good work."

§  CathyAnnTrower,Science

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I thought….

• Dogoodwork• Workhard

•  Beprolific•  Beprofound•  BepoliDcallysavvy•  Don’tbetooprovocaDve

• Beagreatteacher• Beasuperstar

What I know…

What I know…

•  Dogoodwork• Worksmart

•  Beinformed(Knowhowyou'rebeingevaluatedfromday1)•  BeintenDonal•  Bestrategic•  Beengaged

•  TeacheffecDvelyANDefficiently•  Knowthevalueofmentorship•  Knowthevalueofbuildingastrongnetwork•  “Teamworkmakesthedreamwork.”–BangGae• Makethecase

What I know…

•  Dogoodwork• Worksmart

•  Beinformed(Knowhowyou'rebeingevaluatedfromday1)•  BeintenDonal•  Bestrategic•  Beengaged

•  TeacheffecDvelyANDefficiently•  Knowthevalueofmentorship•  Knowthevalueofbuildingastrongnetwork•  “Teamworkmakesthedreamwork.”–BangGae• Makethecase

Mentorship

• PhDAdvisor•  EwartA.C.Thomas,PhD,ProfessorofPsychology,StanfordUniversity

• PostdocAdvisor•  JamesS.Jackson,PhD,ProfessorofPsychology,UniversityofMichigan

•  FacultyMentor•  FlorenceB.Bonner,PhD,ProfessorEmeritusofSociology,HowardUniversity

Mentorship

• PhDAdvisor•  EwartA.C.Thomas,PhD,ProfessorofPsychology,StanfordUniversity

• PostdocAdvisor•  JamesS.Jackson,PhD,ProfessorofPsychology,UniversityofMichigan

•  FacultyMentor•  FlorenceB.Bonner,PhD,ProfessorEmeritusofSociology,HowardUniversity

• AndIwouldberemissnottomen8on…• MomandDad

The Dossier

•  “Itisyourroletoexplainwhoyouareasateacher.Whatdoyouvalue?WhatisyourphilosophyandhowdoesitgettranslatedintoacDononadailybasis?HowhaveyouimprovedduringtheprobaDonaryperiod?”•  AlanHughes,InsideHigherEd

"There are few guarantees on the tenure track, but those who succeed are deliberate and systema,c in helping themselves and others, seeking help and advice, being self-aware without being self-absorbed, and making themselves indispensable as departmental ci,zens."

§  CathyAnnTrower,Science

A word of thanks and a word on thanks…

• AssociateProvostDark

A word of thanks and a word on thanks…

• AssociateProvostDark

• MomandDad•  EwartA.C.Thomas,PhD,ProfessorofPsychology,StanfordUniversity• MyDissertaDonCommiYee•  JamesS.Jackson,PhD,ProfessorofPsychology,UniversityofMichigan•  TheHowardUniversityPsychologyFaculty•  FlorenceB.Bonner,PhD,ProfessorEmeritusofSociology,HowardUniversity

Ques,ons ?