07
Dec
The SLAC job market and disappearing jobs
Just in case you thought blogging was dead: I read an interesting blog post that I want to share with
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Terry McGlynn
28
Nov
The adjunct hiring process is ridiculous
Once in a while, I get an email that sounds like this:
Hi everybody I know who is driving distance
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08
Nov
Recommended reads #205
A couple more research articles showing how teaching valuations are sexist. And the interaction effect with age is quite something.
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07
Nov
On bureaucratic obstacles to field experiences for students
If your university is like mine, then you hear a lot about everybody is working hard to make sure that
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17
Oct
NSF’s accountability for the Waterman award
Usually we talk about accountability when people are getting it wrong, and perhaps on the occasional moment when someone or
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21
Sep
“I know you’re busy, so I’ll make this quick”
This is a sign that I’ve been getting it wrong. When people start talking to me by saying, “I
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11
Sep
Recommended reads #204
Black@PWI: navigating an anti-Black campus climate
Meet the professor who hiked 500 miles across the Mojave Desert
Why I
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07
Sep
Are REUs always good for students enrolled in MSIs? It’s complicated.
In my department, we have a complicated relationship with REU (Research Experience for Undergraduate) programs. We have several well-funded active
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05
Aug
Recommended reads #203
An article in Slate about how folks in the humanities aren’t doing the off-campus volunteer academic service like they
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01
Aug
Who uses tenure and how do they use it?
They say that tenure is designed to protect academic freedom. That is mostly true, but it is also used for
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