Summary: Ruth and Claire reflect on how they are approaching the preparation of their files for tenure. Claire shares that having a digital and paper folder to put things in as they come up is working well for her. She finds it reassuring to have the items stored for future sorting and it is a simple system so she keeps up with it. Ruth is using a spreadsheet this year to record hours spent on service and meetings. One thing that Claire is working on is how to deal with the many rumours flying around about tenure. While we have solid criteria written down, what do you do about the things you hear from other people? Ruth is cringing about the awkwardness of asking people for letters and feeling guilty about calculating where things can go in her file. Send us your tenure getting tribulations and successes, potential future topics and celebrity professor suggestions : contactprofessorpodcast@gmail.com.
