How do I get a strong start as a new professor?
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What's worked for others?

What I Wish I Knew as a New Professor

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8 Professors: "The 1 Thing I Wish I Had Known"

Tips for New Faculty

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Tips in 9 Categories (Arizona)
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New Faculty Advice (NYU)

7 Deadly Mistakes New Professors Make

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Hillary Hutchinson (Texas)
Mistakes
#1: Too little time on writing
​#2: Too much  class prep
#3: Not strict enough in class
#4 Forgetting about health
#5: Not enough  personal time
 #6: Denying the tenure clock
 #7: Too much admin work

Time Management for New Faculty 

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Time Management Tips for New Faculty
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Anatassia Ailamaki (Carnegie Mellon)
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Johannes Gehrke (Cornell)
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The Productive Professor Panel (Duke)

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Allison Ashley-Koch
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Mohamed Noor
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Jennifer Roizen
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9 Tips for Success (Nebraska)

Useful Resources 

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Tips for New Faculty (UNC)

​Best Practices from New Profs at UNC
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Gregory Washington (George Mason)
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Nuts and Bolts of Tenure
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The Assistant Professor's Guide to the Galaxy
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George Bekey (Iowa State)
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Rick Reis (Stanford)
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Tomorrow's Professor

Your New Identity

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Starting Over

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Part 1. Find a mentor, stop thinking like a grad student, grow up, do the math, think like a lawyer
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Part 2. Be visible, learn the culture, decide how many feet to plant, prepare to be bullied, and keep your eyes on the prize
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Cathy Day (Ball State)

Starting Strong in the Classroom

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23 Great Strategies to Start Strong in the Classroom
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Ivan Shibley (Penn State - Berk)
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 Advice for Most Fields

Moving, Marriage, and Money

Moving

​Some Things to Know Before You Move

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Good general moving tips at North American Van Lines

1. Know your relocation package
2. Get reimbursed for ALL moving
3. Relocation tax implications
4. Ask about Housing Programs
​5. Prepare your family

Money

Five (of 10) Vital Financial Tips for New Faculty

1.Negotiate a package, not salary.
2. Don't upgrade too much
3. Use 403(b) or 401(k) fully
4.  Rethink buying a house.
5. Call a financial planner.
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Inga China (Cal State - Northridge)
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Marriage

Thoughts on Marriage and Partnerships

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Angela Watson
1) Recognize when your priorities are out of whack. Be honest with yourself about what needs to change (and what will happen if things stay the same).
2) Create boundaries so that you have designated time for work and designated time for your spouse.
3) Have strategies for decompressing after school so you don’t pile all your work stress on your spouse
4) Adjust your flexible work hours to better align with your spouse’s.
5) Cut out things from your workload, and consider not bringing home any work-related tasks at all.
​6) Stop saying “something needs to change” and take action. Even small steps in the right direction can make a huge difference.

What Others Experience

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Newlywed Stress Redux

  • Have open and honest lines of communication
  • Get on the same page in regards to finances.
  • Accept and understand your partner's personality
  • Make your marriage your own
  • Don’t stress over mistakes.​
  • Create boundaries.
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Jenn Sinrich