Kate Vacek

Documenting your work for promotion and tenure - University Affairs Setting up a filing system now is a gift to your future self.

My colleague Letitia Henville and I discussed ways for tenure-track scholars to collect and organize all their evidence on the way to submitting their files:

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Know a pro: Copyeditor — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support Welcome to my Know a Pro series, where I introduce you to helpful services and professionals who provide them. Today’s spotlight is copyediting.

Welcome to my Know a Pro series, where I introduce you to helpful services and professionals who provide them. Today’s spotlight is copyediting.

#academicwriting #scholarlypublishing #dissertation #thesis

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How do I figure out my argument? — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support Most of us don’t start drafting with the Core Argument clear in our minds. It emerges during the writing process.

Most of us don't start drafting with a Core Argument clear in our minds. It emerges during the writing process.

#scholarlypublishing #developmentalediting #academicwriting #phdlife

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Less stress and more fun — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support Finding organizational systems that work for you can reduce stress and open the door to more fun.

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Celebrating my client who passed her dissertation defense on Monday. She persevered on a long, twisty road to this moment. Congrats, Doctor!
#coaching #dissertation #academicwriting #research

“I just need a plan.” — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support If planning and organizing aren’t getting you to your goals, it may be time to back up and tackle motivation.

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Resource: The Grant Writing Guide — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support Let’s get your research funded. Let’s make this world a better place.

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Let's get your research funded #grantwriting

Write Together Wednesdays — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support

Let's get work done together this fall! My free writing group is back on Zoom starting September 17. #academicwriting #ScholarlyPublishing #dissertation #thesis #phdlife
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Guided exploration for living your best neurodivergent, academic life — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support Some prompts to help you uncover the strategies that help you work at your best—great for neurodivergent and neurotypical folks alike.

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Resource: Write Like You Teach — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support I love this new book about how good teaching principles can guide public writing.

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Text reading Let's get work done this summer.

Text reading Write Together Tuesdays: a free, online social writing opportunity for academic writers in any discipline

You are invited! Write Together Tuesdays is a free, online social writing opportunity for academic writers.

Tuesdays, June 17-August 5

8:30-10:30 am Central

Zoom

To learn more and register:

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#academicwriting #scholarlypublishing #dissertation #thesis

Here's an opportunity to learn about scholarly publishing from the journal editors themselves:

Webinar
How to Get Published—A Panel Discussion with the Editors of Language in Society and Journal of Sociolinguistics

May 8, 2025 @ 12–1 p.m. ET
Online via zoom
Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

What are “social writing opportunities”? And what can they do for you? — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support If we are going to do this work of writing anyway, let’s make it as pleasurable as possible.

Want to get some writing done this summer? With other cool people? And possibly cake?

#scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #dissertation #thesis #tenuretrack

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Connecting with your motivation in difficult times — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support If you are feeling disconnected from your “why,” here are some questions to journal about.

If you are having trouble connecting with your "why" right now, I offer some journal prompts to help.

#scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #dissertation #thesis #tenuretrack

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