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Are the hidden perks enough to stay intensely active in a professional society?

It might have everything to do with your career stage.

Aug 29, 2024 • Bethann Garramon Merkle

Breaking up with a professional society

...and why I'm considering it. I've been involved with a wide range of organizations, initiatives, communities, and entities in change-for-the-better…

Aug 22, 2024 • Bethann Garramon Merkle

Are we addicted to trying to make academia (and professional societies) better?

To be very clear: if no one attempts anything, we can't expect change. But, small pay-offs (or the hope of them) can keep us trying in the same (wrong…

Aug 15, 2024 • Bethann Garramon Merkle

People make it possible: Making the world a better place is about relationships, not awards

For weeks, I've been feeling conflicted about getting an award that's important but won't materially change anything. I became increasingly frustrated…

May 30, 2024 • Bethann Garramon Merkle

Big awards are nice, sure. But they shouldn't drive our work.

I just won a major professional award that, by all measures of the academic prestige paradigm, I should NOT have won.

Apr 30, 2024 • Bethann Garramon Merkle

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