PhD Candidate Mostafa Abedinifard received a TAA Publication Grant to support the publication of his chapter, “Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis: Dialogues with…
2015 TAA textbook award winners announced
The Text and Academic Authors Association has announced its 2015 textbook award winners. Thirteen awards were given in three different award…
8 Reasons why academics should be on social media
Did you start a blog or Twitter account and post a couple of things before deciding you didn’t want to keep up with it anymore? Or, maybe you are still on the fence whether you should take the time to create a blog or Twitter account? Either way, more and more academics are getting involved on social media and seeing the rewards. There are more reasons listed below, but these are what we’ve determined are most important. So here you go, 8 reasons why academics should be on social media (in no particular order):
TAA members share what they value about their membership
A big thank you to everyone who has responded to our “I am a TAA member because…” campaign. Keep them…
Creating balance through writing and nature
As a writing coach who works with academics, one of the stumbling blocks my clients come up against at a certain point in their career is what I call “path block.” This usually happens, ironically, after a big success: finishing the dissertation, getting a new job, or having a book published.
I understand this block and I have experienced it myself. Nature even gave me a literal experience of this block one day many years ago when I was walking in the woods behind my house and the briars and brambles around me stopped me in my tracks. I thought to myself, “It would be so much easier if I had a path.” I looked down and there on the ground was a hawk feather. I picked it up and realized I must make my own path.
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: February 20, 2015
Another chilly week here in Wisconsin, and more snow for the east coast—both great excuses to stay in and write.…