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Scholarly and creative research activity is a linchpin of faculty life at the University of Iowa. International collaboration has been demonstrated to boost the visibility and impact of research. This webinar will focus on the challenges and rewards of international scholarship, including cross-national research collaborations, grant proposals, ways to promote research to domestic and international audiences, the opportunities and potential pitfalls of publishing in non-US journals, and tactics for successfully working with bureaucracies overseas. Promotion and tenure issues will also be discussed.

Speakers:

• Russ Ganim, associate provost and dean, International Programs
• Meenakshi Gigi Durham, professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
• Aliasger Salem, associate vice president for research, Office of the Vice President for Research
• Kristy Nabhan-Warren, associate vice president for research, Office of the Vice President for Research
• Luis Martin-Estudillo, professor, Spanish and Portuguese; director of the Obermann Center
• Monica Correia, professor of 3D design; School of Art, Art History, and Design
• Don Letendre, professor of pharmacy practice and science, College of Pharmacy
   

Drawing on the expertise of veteran faculty, the Cultivating Success: A Global Faculty Initiative series features lively panel discussions that focus on a range of topics relevant to international scholarship and teaching, including cross-national research collaborations, navigating administrative structures, work-life balance, tenure and promotion, and classroom experiences, among others.