Summer Writing 101: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Academic Writers Make During the Summer Term

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Presented by Kerry Ann Rockquemore, PhD, Executive Director of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, and author of The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul

Do you often start the summer with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity?

Learn how to be more productive AND enjoy your life this summer by participating in this 60-minute session, specifically designed to address the core problem academic writers face during the summer: unstructured time.

You will learn:

• The most common mistakes academic writers make during the summer break
• Specific skills and strategies to gain control of your unstructured time
• Why the summer term is an ideal time to experience work-life balance and the secret to doing so

About the Presenter:

Kerry Ann Rockquemore, PhD is Executive Director of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (www.facultydiversity.org). Her scholarship has focused on interracial families, biracial identity, and the politics of racial categorization. She is author of two important books: Beyond Black and Raising Biracial Children, as well as over two dozen articles and book chapters on multiracial youth. After Dr. Rockquemore became a tenured professor, her focus shifted to improving conditions for pre-tenure faculty by creating supportive communities for writing productivity and work/life balance. Her award-winning work with under-represented faculty led to the publication of her most recent book: The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul (on amazon.com). Dr. Rockquemore provides workshops for new faculty at colleges across the U.S., writes a weekly advice column for Inside Higher Ed, and works with a select group of new faculty each semester in the Faculty Success Program.

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