Schmoozing is part of our job.

Or, if faculty are already doing too much, here's something we actually should do more.

Sep 26, 2024

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A woman sits at a desk covered with books and two laptops, plus a phone. She holds open one of the books and has her other hand up in the air, as if in frustration. — There's never enough time in the day! But being frustrated and isolated isn't going to get us the resources we need as academics. (Image: WOCInTechChat.com; CC BY 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/)

Elections in the U.S. are coming soon. And, most scientists that I know (especially academics), are really leery of getting involved with politics. This is true despite the reality that politics massively influence who gets to study and do science, what kind of research gets funded, who gets hired to do it/teach it at universities, and what capacity and willingness those universities have to support said research and researchers.

We need to shake loose of this avoidance. And, universities are actually well-positioned to help us do so.

Earlier this semester, I and several other faculty from my departmen…

Schmoozing is part of our job.

Or, if faculty are already doing too much, here's something we *actually* should do more.

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Or, if faculty are already doing too much, here's something we actually should do more.