At the start of every talk that I give on the academic and post-academic job market, I state that in a decades long reality in which only 5-35% of PhDs (depending on field) will get tenure track jobs, the so-called "non-academic" job should NOT be … [Read more...] about Call it Real-Ac
Adjunct Issues
What Is Free? Elitism and University Careers Advising
I wrote last week about my good times at the American Academy of Religion conference. And it was indeed a very good time. But there was one incident that I can’t stop thinking about, and I want to share it here. Because, it gets at the elitism that … [Read more...] about What Is Free? Elitism and University Careers Advising
A Tale of Two Conferences
I am just back from a back-to-back conference trip, first to the American Anthropological Association conference in San Jose, and then on to Denver for the American Academy of Religion. At each conference I spoke on the postacademic transition. I … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Conferences
Academic Gatekeeping 101: A Master Class – Post by Rebecca Schuman
[Update 4/2/18 8 PM Pacific: The tenured scholar demanded a correction over on Rebecca Schuman's blog about the nature of the journal referenced in this post, and requested I follow suit; the nature of this demand is spelled out by the scholar in a … [Read more...] about Academic Gatekeeping 101: A Master Class – Post by Rebecca Schuman
They’re Not Quitting! Reclaiming a Genre – a #Postac Guest Post
KK: I encountered Ian Saxine's writing on Facebook and invited him to submit a guest post. I am delighted that he has. I encourage you to read and share this. by Ian Saxine, Ph.D. Ian Saxine is a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at … [Read more...] about They’re Not Quitting! Reclaiming a Genre – a #Postac Guest Post
“Perhaps Even a Crisis”: How to Sully the Purity of a Vocation
There is a new piece from Cultural Anthropology, "Academic Precarity in American Anthropology," -- co-written by a Full Prof at Duke and her new Ph.D. son who has "chosen" non-academic work -- that literally defies description in its elitism, … [Read more...] about “Perhaps Even a Crisis”: How to Sully the Purity of a Vocation
Profs and Pints: My Post-Ac Business In Academic Pub Talks – Guest Post
By Peter Schmidt Peter's Bio: In addition to being the CEO of Profs and Pints, Peter Schmidt is a freelance writer and consultant and is working part-time as a Senior Fellow for the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. He … [Read more...] about Profs and Pints: My Post-Ac Business In Academic Pub Talks – Guest Post
An Adjunct’s Letter to Her Union-Busting College President
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 … [Read more...] about An Adjunct’s Letter to Her Union-Busting College President
No Adjuncts Allowed – A Guest Post On a Lost Prize
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 3 … [Read more...] about No Adjuncts Allowed – A Guest Post On a Lost Prize
Sick and Contingent: A Guest Post on Illness in the Academy
A guest post by TPII Editor, Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya. 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 system. I wrote … [Read more...] about Sick and Contingent: A Guest Post on Illness in the Academy