Some of you may have followed our Facebook hacking incident last week. It was quite traumatizing for us--the Professor Is In FB page (which has over 110,000 followers) and my personal page were both hacked by a bad actor who removed all of us as … [Read more...] about Our New Platforms
#Dispatches: Your Teaching Hacks
#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question this week: Send us your pandemic teaching hacks. This question did not get nearly … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: Your Teaching Hacks
Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post
Holly Genovese is a Ph.D. student in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin with portfolios in both Black Studies and Women and Gender Studies. Her work (primarily) focuses on Black cultural and artistic … [Read more...] about Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post
New Book on Leaving the Academy
This is short and sweet because the election has destroyed my focus. Here is a new book about leaving the academy. It's by Christopher Caterine and it's called Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide. It's really good. Don't be put off by the fact … [Read more...] about New Book on Leaving the Academy
5 Ways Social Media Helped Me as a WOC, and Tips for You – WOC Guest post
Jennifer van Alstyne is a communications strategist for faculty and researchers. At The Academic Designer LLC, Jennifer helps people and organizations share their work with the world in online spaces. Her blog/podcast, The Social Academic shares … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Social Media Helped Me as a WOC, and Tips for You – WOC Guest post
Academia Is the Grift, Part II: Reader Voices
The grifter accusations popped up again on social media last week. Find one post here and then scroll up and down for a bit more commentary about it. I still need to write the blog post that unpacks all of that and what it says about the … [Read more...] about Academia Is the Grift, Part II: Reader Voices
#Makeup Monday: Fires Edition
I finally washed all my makeup brushes this weekend, to get out the ash.The ash from the catastrophic fires in Oregon. Fires that rained ash on us here in Eugene, although the fires were miles away. Fires that swept ash through cracks and crevices … [Read more...] about #Makeup Monday: Fires Edition
#Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do? (Part II)
#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question this week: How many jobs are open in your field this year, and what do you plan to do–hang … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do? (Part II)
Writing a Zine In a Pandemic – BIPOC Guest Post
We continue to welcome guest posts by BIPIOC scholars. Today's post is by Dr. Ida Yalzadeh. Dr. Ida Yalzadeh is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Asian American Studies program at Northwestern University. She graduated from Brown University with … [Read more...] about Writing a Zine In a Pandemic – BIPOC Guest Post
#Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do?
#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges.The question this week: How many jobs are open in your field this year, and what do you plan to do--hang … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do?