#EveryLittleActionCounts Week 49: Focusing on Building a Legacy in Academia
Building a legacy in academia is about creating a lasting impact through meaningful contributions that reach beyond individual achievements.
A focus on legacy encourages scholars to prioritise long-term goals that benefit future generations, such as mentorship, inclusive research, and transformative teaching. By cultivating a legacy of integrity, innovation, and collaboration, academics can contribute to the continuous growth and creation of knowledge, inclusion and societal progress
“Legacy is not what I did for myself. It’s what I’m doing for the next generation.” Vitor Belfort
Academics can support the focus on building legacy in academia by:
Engaging in mentorship and advocacy for marginalized groups
Proactively involve yourself in mentoring junior academics and those of marginalized groups to transfer your skills, knowledge and perspectives beyond the mainstream of your career.
Prioritize research that addresses societal grand challenges
Aim at making positive impact with contributions that address and practically contribute to solving global challenges.
Foster culture of collaboration
Craft and cultivate collaboration where collective success and sharing of knowledge are celebrated over individual accolades.
We would be very happy to hear about your strategies for focusing on building legacy in academia.
Anne-Wil Harzing & Christa Sathish