One of my primary goals in the revised edition of The Professor Is In was to make its advice responsive to diverse identities around race, sexuality, class, and above all, disability. To that end, I read deeply in disability studies literature, and … [Read more...] about Interview with Margaret Price Part 1 – No Illusions
Adjunct Issues
“Did We Drop the Ball on That?” The Power of Your Words
I was working with an instructional faculty member in the social sciences. The department had offered them the opportunity to teach some classes in their own specialization, which would be a great support for their own research and writing. They … [Read more...] about “Did We Drop the Ball on That?” The Power of Your Words
Building an Academic Wardrobe Secondhand
By Rebecca Rice Bio: Dr. Rebecca Rice is an assistant professor who blogs over at PhD in Clothes, where she discusses professional clothing, thrifting, and academic productivity. You can also find her outfits on Instagram. … [Read more...] about Building an Academic Wardrobe Secondhand
Adjunctification in the Performing Arts: The Other Ongoing Pandemic (Guest post)
This guest post was submitted last spring when the pandemic had just started (in case any aspects feel a little "early-pandemic") University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire: A case study in Music Anonymous - The University of Wisconsin at Eau … [Read more...] about Adjunctification in the Performing Arts: The Other Ongoing Pandemic (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
#Dispatches: Why The F**k Don’t We Revolt??
#Dispatches From the Frontlines Monday series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges.The question right now: Why the f**k don't we revolt??? (contributed by Kel, lol). New #Dispatches … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: Why The F**k Don’t We Revolt??
The Academy Is The Grift
Last week in my Starting a Small Business webinar Q&A, somebody asked me, what was your biggest surprise in starting a business beyond what you have shared in the webinar? I was startled by the question, and struggled to answer it for a … [Read more...] about The Academy Is The Grift
#Dispatches: COVID Impacts by Career Level, Part II ~ NTT/Adjuncts/VAP
#Dispatches From the Frontlines Monday series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question right now: How has COVID impacted your career? Due to the massive number of … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: COVID Impacts by Career Level, Part II ~ NTT/Adjuncts/VAP
Yelling at the Ivory Tower: How the CUNY Professional Staff Congress Came to Fail Its People – Guest Post
By Barbara K Emanuele. Barbara K Emanuele has served as an educator and an administrator in CUNY for twenty years. Her focus is on composition instruction to students in an urban settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After months of negotiations, long past … [Read more...] about Yelling at the Ivory Tower: How the CUNY Professional Staff Congress Came to Fail Its People – Guest Post
From Russia with Anxiety: An Accidental Alt-Ac Story (#Postac Guest Post)
I'm pleased to host this guest post by the indomitable Chrissy Stroop. Chrissy is one of my post-ac heroes, for her courage and commitment to exposing the Evangelical cult through her #EmptyThePews and related online community building and writing. … [Read more...] about From Russia with Anxiety: An Accidental Alt-Ac Story (#Postac Guest Post)