Antidotes for the Publish or Perish Syndrome

As you may guess, all things tenure-track have been on my mind lately (actually for awhile, but even more so lately). I was grateful for the Faculty Focus post this morning written by Mark J. Cooper, PhD. "Antidotes for the Publish or Perish Syndrome" has some great words of advice and I recommend it to any of you who are tenure-track. Some of my favorite quotes from the post:

"The faculty member who fails to teach outside the four walls of a university classroom closes too many teachable doors. Teaching and scholarly production are inseparable."

"It is the dispositions of the scholar that make or break the scholarship. Most faculty members hired have the knowledge and skills to successfully publish. Fewer have the dispositions to publish. In other words, talent is necessary but not sufficient. There must also be passion, initiative, persistence, perseverance, focus, determination, tenacity and the list goes on and on."

Read the post in its entirety at:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/faculty-development/antidotes-for-the-publish-or-perish-syndrome/