Does anything I have to say as an academic matters?

Does your work affect your students’ lives for the better, either equipping them with skills that will increase their own chances of success or simply helping them see the world in a different and more thoughtful way? That matters.

Does your work engage with colleagues you find stimulating, kind, and pleasant, in a way that increases the sum total of knowledge in your field? That also matters.

Does your work honor voices that have historically been marginalized? That matters.

Does it do something else that I’m not mentioning here but that is close to your heart?