(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 state … 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
by Jessica Langer I’ve got news for you: if you take a tenure-track position at a university that uses a significant amount of adjunct labour, you have sold out. This may come as a surprise to you. Academia is the … Continue reading
by Russ Burgos In August 1994, at age 31, I started graduate school in the hope (widely shared) of becoming One Who Professes. In May 2015, at age 52 and stuck in the adjunct life like a bug on flypaper, … Continue reading
The book inches closer to actually existing in the material world (August 4)! It has gotten some lovely blurbs by amazing people, like this one by the inimitable Rebecca Schuman: “If you would like your academic career to begin in … Continue reading
by Margy Horton Just because you’ve graded 10,000 pages of student writing over the past decade does not mean you’re ready, just yet, to hang out your shingle and earn a living as an editor. First, consider the difference between … Continue reading
By Joe Fruscione Editing, like writing, is fluid. The work ranges from handling multiple drafts, nip-tucking to meet the required length, and fine-tuning a text to running a blog, column, or book series. It can be a welcome career for … Continue reading
A reader got in touch to tell me about an infuriating experience at a recent conference. I asked her to write it up as a guest post, and here it is. Professors: stop the madness. Tell graduate students the goddamned … Continue reading