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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Here's my latest piece in @chronicle.com. It's a reflection on key takeaways from my coaching conversations with higher ed faculty this summer. Thanks to those who gave me permission to relay specific anecdotes from our sessions. www.chronicle.com/article/what...

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Advice | What to Do When Career Planning Feels Impossible

Three ways to scout your future in higher ed amid unpredictable times.

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A #Graduate Student’s Perspective on How to #Mentor Anyone in #Academia: A Review of Dr. Maria Lamonaca Wisdom’s Book by Colleen Hecker integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/a... "Never losing sight of the humanity at the core of the mentor-#mentee partnership..."

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

What if our carefully constructed identities as academic "experts" are holding us back from reaching our full potential as mentors? What would allow a mentor to be helpful to anyone? @chronicle.com @princetonupress.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

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Advice | How to Mentor Like a Coach

Five tips to improve your mentoring and make it less time-consuming.

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

@mlwisdom.bsky.social's How to Mentor Anyone in Academia shares proven techniques for the professional development of junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in today’s rapidly changing academic landscape. Out today! Learn more and order yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Introducing "How To Mentor Anyone in Academia" to readers of @chronicle.com today. @princetonupress.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/facu...

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I wrote this book for many reasons. Maybe the best reason right now is that it's time to live out our values as academics. If those values include mentoring and preparing the next generation to navigate an uncertain future, how can we learn to be as helpful to one another as possible?

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Such an important piece, @drkevinrmcclure.com. Gratitude is a powerful motivator for individuals and teams, and it's typically free! Yet saying "thank you" sincerely requires slowing down and being intentional. In work cultures where "busy bee" is the norm, there are missed opportunities galore.

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

We're still two months away from the publication of How To Mentor Anyone in Academia (March 11, 2025) but as of today I am officially a "PUP Speaks" author! I'm honored to join this distinguished group and I look forward to ongoing collaboration with @princetonupress.bsky.social

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Today's NYT op-ed by Jessica Grose highlights how the modern workplace is eroding the dynamics of care we used to take for granted. I see the same effects in my work supporting academic mentors. So many mentoring "fails" I witness have something to do with the mentor feeling overwhelmed or rushed.

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Opinion | Nurses, Chaplains and Teachers Should Not Be Replaced With Technology (Gift Article)

We’re increasingly becoming a society where very wealthy people get human care, like concierge medicine and private schools with tiny class sizes.

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

In a 2018 study, people "overestimated how awkward the recipients would feel receiving their letter [of gratitude] and underestimated how positive it would make them feel. Who are you thanking this week? www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...

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Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think - Harvard Health

Writing a letter of gratitude to someone can increase positive feelings for both the letter writer and recipient....

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Imagine walking into your brand-new office as a brand-new tenure-track faculty member, only to discover that a senior colleague has stolen your brand-new desk. And imagine doing something (hopefully) constructive with that story, two decades later. @chronicle.com www.chronicle.com/article/depa...

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Advice | Department Culture: Learning to Play Well With Others

How to deal with basic workplace drama and prevent it from spiraling into something worse.

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Maria LaMonaca Wisdom @mlwisdom.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

My new book, How To Mentor Anyone in Academia is now available for preorder at Princeton UP website and elsewhere! Publication date: March 11, 2025.

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