Summer Academic Working Groups
Summer Academic Working Groups (SAWG) are clusters of 4-6 scholars working on related topics. The nature of the relationship may be substantive (19th Century Social Movements, across disciplines), or disciplinary (race and political participation in the US). Groups then engage in rounds of document sharing and feedback, on a biweekly basis, with the specific exchange date and feedback pattern or mechanism to be determined by the group. Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and independent scholars are welcome to participate.
The SAWG are free to register and participate in, but free-will donations ($5 suggested) help support the program and keep it free for all. More information will be on the registration form.
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Registration Deadline: 10 May 2022
Registration Opens: 15 April 2022
Cluster Announcement Emails: The week of May 16, 2022
Week 1: Week of May 23, 2022
Week 12 (final week): Week of August 1, 2022
Groups may elect to continue one additional week to finish workshopping round 6 circulations.
Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks (Groups)
Wendy Belcher's classic Writing Your Journal Article In Twelve Weeks (2nd ed.) will serve as the basis for these participant-led writing circles. Members of each small group will progress through Belcher's book together to achieve revision of an article and preparation to submit it by the end of the summer. This is appropriate for faculty, postdocs or PhD students finalizing a job market paper. It can be done alone or in conjunction with a Summer Academic Working Group that provides more substantive feedback. (Graduate students at earlier stages are recommended to participate only in the SAWG.) At Belcher's recommendation, the program works best with a document that is already mostly complete and needs revision, not a document that you are currently drafting. The 12-week program includes two bilateral exchanges, at roughly weeks 5 and 12. Groups are responsible for negotiating their own meeting time and schedule, and procuring their own copies of the book.
The 12 Week groups are free to register and participate in, but free-will donations ($5 suggested) help support the program and keep it free for all. More information will be on the registration form.
Register Here!
Registration Deadline: 10 May 2022
Registration Opens: 15 April 2022
Group Announcement Emails: The week of May 16, 2022
Week 1: Week of May 23, 2022
Week 12 (final week): Week of August 1, 2022
Groups may opt to continue one additional week to finish workshopping as needed.
Learn Stats with R! Peer Support Group
This group will work through a free online statistics course. The 8 week course introduces R, a free, open-source platform for statistical analysis. This group is designed to be peer-led, with the group determining its weekly scheduled meetings and a Slack channel for discussion and support. Individuals with previous experience in statistics who want to learn R, as well as those who want to learn both stats and R, are welcome. The course's estimated workload is 1-2 hours per week. This program runs May 18 to July 13. NOTE: Do not register for the course until told to do so, or you will not be in sync with the rest of the group.
Two version of this group normally run: regular (8 units/1 module in 8 weeks) and accelerated (16 units/2 modules in 8 weeks). Please indicate in the registration form which version you prefer.
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Registration Deadline: 10 May 2022
Registration Opens: 15 April 2022
Program Start: The week of May 17, 2022, for both groups
Slack Invitation Emails: The week of May 10, 2022
NOTE: This program's "weeks" start on Tuesdays.
Writer's Boot Camp
6 hours of structured writing time using the Pomodoro method
Join us for a day of focused writing time. Write, research, or do other necessary tasks during our day of Pomodoros; you're welcome to join us on that schedule, or march to your own drum if that works better. Arrive and depart at any time that works for you. Leanne will be available throughout for private consultations. Most months will feature an optional Pomodoro dedicated to a writing or professional development activity as well as bad jokes and plenty of time for snacking and meals. You book each month's session separately; summer dates are April 16, May 28, June 18, July 23 *NOTE CHANGE IN DATE*, and August 13.
Remember, this is pay-as-you-can. If you can't afford to contribute, then select "Pay in Person" and ignore any reminders. If you wish to contribute, you can "register" for a session and you will be offered a registration "fee" of $5.
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Price: $5 or Free (select "Pay in person")
Peer Facilitated Writing Circles
Peer facilitated writing circles are weekly open writing groups. They serve to help you commit and structure your time during the summer. All meet using Zoom or another online platform and are accessible to anyone by contacting the organizer listed here.
We are currently seeking hosts for all days and time zones. If you are interested in committing to a regular writing schedule with others via Zoom, Slack, or another platform, please email Leanne with your preferred date, time, and contact information for posting. (Direct zoom links will not be posted.)