https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Career-Tenure-Stream-GFG/Re-Vitalizing-the-quot-Mid-Career-Gap-quot/m-p/221444#M3 <P><SPAN>The "mid-career slump" triggered by exceptional administrative and service burdens post-tenure has become a topic of conversation as of late. New grant structures, such as those implemented for the 2025-2026 cycle at institutions like Chapman University, specifically target tenured faculty seeking to re-vitalize their research after years of heavy departmental service.</SPAN></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>Question:</STRONG><SPAN> Should universities formalize "Research Re-vitalization" tracks for tenured faculty who have sacrificed personal scholarship for institutional service?</SPAN></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>The Debate:</STRONG><SPAN> Does prioritizing these grants for "service-heavy" faculty undermine the meritocratic nature of traditional research funding?</SPAN></LI> </UL> <P><STRONG>Relevant Link:</STRONG><A href="https://www.chapman.edu/research/_files/fgrsc_25-26_guidelines_final.pdf" target="_blank"> <SPAN>Faculty Grant for Research and Scholarship 2025/2026</SPAN></A></P> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:23:57 GMT dlaufenberg 2026-04-02T16:23:57Z https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Career-Tenure-Stream-GFG/Re-Vitalizing-the-quot-Mid-Career-Gap-quot/m-p/221444#M3 <P><SPAN>The "mid-career slump" triggered by exceptional administrative and service burdens post-tenure has become a topic of conversation as of late. New grant structures, such as those implemented for the 2025-2026 cycle at institutions like Chapman University, specifically target tenured faculty seeking to re-vitalize their research after years of heavy departmental service.</SPAN></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>Question:</STRONG><SPAN> Should universities formalize "Research Re-vitalization" tracks for tenured faculty who have sacrificed personal scholarship for institutional service?</SPAN></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>The Debate:</STRONG><SPAN> Does prioritizing these grants for "service-heavy" faculty undermine the meritocratic nature of traditional research funding?</SPAN></LI> </UL> <P><STRONG>Relevant Link:</STRONG><A href="https://www.chapman.edu/research/_files/fgrsc_25-26_guidelines_final.pdf" target="_blank"> <SPAN>Faculty Grant for Research and Scholarship 2025/2026</SPAN></A></P> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:23:57 GMT https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Career-Tenure-Stream-GFG/Re-Vitalizing-the-quot-Mid-Career-Gap-quot/m-p/221444#M3 dlaufenberg 2026-04-02T16:23:57Z