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MLK Read-In enjoys another successful year
Faculty, staff honored at convocation
Tour de Promotion and Tenure

Navigating the Tour de France has a few things in common with the ride toward promotion and tenure: multiple stages over varied terrain (some mountainous, some medium, some flat) over a long distance (nearly 3500 kilometers) with few rest days (two, in fact).
Teamwork is at the鈥

Hoelscher, Dagnon have article published in Inside Higher Ed
Old Dog, New Tricks

At Western Washington University, we鈥檙e required to produce a post-tenure review portfolio every five years to document our teaching, scholarship and service. In our college of education, this requires providing evidence that we鈥檝e met or exceeded the expectations listed in our unit plan for鈥

Woodring trio present on mentoring at San Diego conference
Hoelscher, Werder pen regular Inside Higher Ed column
Struck by 'Lightning'

You know the drill: as you approach the podium for your presentation you mentally rehearse your catchy opening, visualize your main points and corresponding examples, and remind yourself to allow time for a spirited discussion at the end of your one-hour session.


Don鈥檛 Just Stand There, Say Something

"鈥淲ell, look who鈥檚 here,鈥 sneered my older, tenured, male colleague, 鈥淚t鈥檚 Dr. Diversity.鈥 Leaning into the old boys鈥 corner of the musty mailroom, he chuckled and continued talking with his buddies. I cringed and pretended to receive his remark as a compliment. With a forced smile, I鈥

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