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Catherine E. de Vries is a Dutch political scientist. She is Dean of Diversity & Inclusion and Professor of Political… more

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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Awesome, just awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Danke fürs Lesen, Raphael.
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Thanks for reading Gerda!

Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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I've kept a record of all my first author papers and how hard it was to get some of them published. Including dates, and outlet. It's a pretty useful tool for showing supervisees.
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Thank you Emmanuel!

by Catherine E. De Vries

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Thank you for your kind words. Absolutely, and sometimes it’s hard to distinguish.
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by Emmanuel Mourlon‐Druol — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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Excellent advice as ever from this series from @catherinedevries.bsky.social ⤵️
I never ran a 'hidden CV' but always thought, obviously with hindsight because on the spot it just hurts, that rejections had always been very beneficial to me. Hard to hear at the time. But worth anticipating.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.

CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.

But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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I’m happy to hear that, Jane!
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by Jane Green — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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This helped me today:

“Measure risk differently: A project that invites rejection but stretches you is ultimately more valuable than one that succeeds by playing it safe.”

Thanks @catherinedevries.bsky.social
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.

CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.

But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
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by Anita Gohdes — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries, Paul Lehmann

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👏🏻 ‼️ "We don’t train young scholars to fail well. [...] rarely do we discuss how to handle the inevitable: the harsh review, the desk rejection, the grant proposal that doesn’t get funded."
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.

CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.

But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

🧵
Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Thank you Cristy!
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Oh no, so sorry to hear that!

by Catherine E. De Vries

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Ouch. I was once told by an editor that I was 90 % in during the second RR, turned out I was 10 % out…another rejection that really stung.
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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I do the same!
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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100 % agree!

by Catherine E. De Vries

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Awesome, but many people don’t do that!

by Catherine E. De Vries

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Fair enough. I remember a semester like that. It’s hard not to doubt one’s abilities, but then again the year after 180 degrees change.
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Awesome, just bought it!
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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That is so true. Plus no one student group is the same, so one year the same course doesn’t work well, while the other year it does. It’s really hard to know why.
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by Laia Balcells — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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In 2011, I did not get my dream job, and it was a very close call. I still think about it some times, but then I also think that perhaps I would not be where I am right now if I had been offered that job.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
New in Respect the Marble:
✏️ Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Matter More Than Your Publications

👉 Thoughts on the hidden curriculum of failure:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

How do you deal with rejection & what has it taught you?

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Thank you for sharing Bill, I don’t know the piece but already added to my “have to read folder”!
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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“despite coming from a culture that values criticism (to put it mildly” LOL
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Thank you for sharing Anna, send it my way. I’m not an expert, but it sounds very interesting. Happy to provide comments!
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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I hear you, Peter!

by Catherine E. De Vries

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Awesome Sara, I didn’t know your piece. Putting it on my list!
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Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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I wrote about embracing failures almost a decade ago and I described my shadow CV that tracks them. I agree that we must train young scholars to handle rejections, an important part of the academic career. Good tips from @catherinedevries.bsky.social

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by Anna O. Law — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries, Anna O. Law

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It wasn’t a press or journal rejection, but for my manuscript on historical US migration policy history, at multiple conferences, polisci discussants didn’t see the point or audience ignored the paper asking 0 questions. Definitely had self doubt. We’ll see what happens when the book is out in 2026.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
Each “no” is feedback on timing, clarity, & courage.

Each “no” sharpens your sense of what really matters.

Rejection isn’t a detour in academic life. It’s the road itself.

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by Cas Mudde — Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries

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This is a very important and useful thread and post on an essential element of academia: rejection.

Even after 35 years, and despite coming from a culture that values criticism (to put it mildly), I still find rejections hard to deal with and take them too personal.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 1d
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.

CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.

But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

🧵
Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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I hear you, survival bias is a thing. I should have made that point. My post came from a constructive place, but wasn’t intended to skim over that. Thank you for pointing that out. I made a note for my next piece on these kinds of topics.
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by Catherine E. De Vries

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Amen.
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