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Personal Productivity

Our stories, advice essays, and guides on how to sharpen your personal productivity answer your questions, like:

  • How can I be a more productive academic?
  • What are the most useful tips for academic productivity?
Advice
By James M. Lang May 16, 2025
In a new series, our columnist offers advice on using what you know about teaching to improve your public writing.
Advice: Working Better
By Kevin R. McClure February 10, 2025
How to fix higher ed’s broken system of employee recognition.
Advice
By James M. Lang January 7, 2025
Performed often enough, a routine can prepare your distractible brain to ease into the hard work of focusing on a manuscript.
Advice
By Rebecca Schuman December 10, 2024
Self-subterfuge is a key aspect of academic motivation.
Advice: Working Better
By Kevin R. McClure November 27, 2024
Employees dealing with life’s hardships find institutional support to be highly uneven. How to fix that.
The Review | Essay
By Lee Papa November 26, 2024
I fought for her tenure. Then I started looking deeper.
Advice
By Kevin Dettmar November 21, 2024
Four tips on how to balance your department-leadership role with your own scholarly and creative work.
Listening In
By Taylor Swaak November 13, 2024
The trend marks the latest example of tech development outpacing governance.
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October 17, 2024 | 2:00 PM EDT
WATCH ON DEMAND: Programs benefit students by offering higher-education on-ramps, power boosts to non-terminal degrees, mid-career tune-ups, and opportunities for shifts in professional direction. Learn how to create a successful microcredential program. With Support From Coursera. Watch on demand.