Ruth DeFoster, an adjunct professor at a university called St. Catherine’s, in Minnesota, wrote to me today to share news of the anti-unionization campaign by her college administration, and the letter to the president she wrote in response. I am … Continue reading
By Nazima Kadir Nazima Kadir is an urban anthropologist with a PhD in anthropology from Yale. Her book, “The Autonomous Life?,” published by Manchester University Press, is based on living and working in a squatters community in Amsterdam for over … Continue reading
A guest post by a writer who wishes to remain anonymous. ~~~~~ Watching congress begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act this week forced me to finally share a detailed narrative about my experience with our health care … Continue reading
“I’m glad it’s sunny out today. Because it sure is dark in here.” So said a grad student during the Q and A following my talk last week at the University of Oregon. The talk, “Hacking the Academic Job Market,” … Continue reading
By Miranda Merklein Miranda Merklein lives in Seattle, WA where she works as a faculty organizer for SEIU Local 925. She is a former adjunct professor with a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, an MA in … Continue reading
by Michael Bérubé* Michael Bérubé is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University, a former president of the Modern Language Association, and a member of AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure. I was recently in … Continue reading
(This is not a post-ac post, as I normally put up on Mondays. But it’s a great guest post and I wanted to share it right away.) It’s by Stephanie Brown. Stephanie is cultural anthropologist and adjunct instructor in the … Continue reading
This post is contributed by reader Rebecah Pulsifer. I hope that other programs will read this and consider developing similar initiatives. Thank you, Rebecah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduate study, as TPII readers know well, is wildly out of step with the current … Continue reading
In a burst of inspiration last weekend, I outlined my next book! I want to share my idea with you, and ask you for your thoughts, comments, stories, and suggestions. It’s going to draw a lot from reader/client experiences. But … Continue reading
The day finally arrived! On Tuesday the book came out and The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job was officially launched onto the world. 480 pages, half of it newly updated and … Continue reading