Something I have gotten to share with people several times in the last week:

I edit a grad student journal and do my best to mentor and support grad students because when I was a grad student I did not get that kind of support.

I didn't know how publishing and conferences worked or even that I was supposed to do them. The only thing I knew about my profs what that they taught. I didn't see other parts of their jobs and definitely wasn't taught how to do anything other than take classes.

I feel like I sneaked in the back door of academia and have had to make sense of this system through trial and error. OF COURSE I now try to share what I have learned as much as possible .

And I am still learning so please stay tuned. As I get better at this, I'll be a better mentor. I'm a work in progress but I am working. Even just in the last few months I've had so many AHA moments about academic writing and editing. I'm not done learning.

Extremely grateful to the many academics who break down the hidden formulas and expectations and make them more accessible for grad students and junior faculty. Off the top of my head, @tanyaboza, @Katie__Linder, and @raulpacheco come to mind...

...but there are so many great people doing what I would call public mentorship. Writing about the basic elements of service, teaching, and research in a public & publicly engaged way so people like me can be effective mentors to the folks in our immediate spheres of influence.