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Alt-University Critique

What Does (Or Should) It Mean to be an “Academic”? ~ Guest Post

By Guest Author | November 2, 2021

by Dr. Chris Winstead Chris Winstead is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University. He has been on the USU faculty for seventeen years. He was born in North Carolina (USA) in the late mid-20th century, … [Read more...] about What Does (Or Should) It Mean to be an “Academic”? ~ Guest Post

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It

Picket Lines – The Professor is Zen Guest Post III

By Guest Author | October 8, 2021

  by Esther Freinkel Tishman, PhD, BCC (she/her) Esther Freinkel Tishman, Ph.D, BCC is an ordained Zen teacher, a full-time interfaith chaplain, a scholar of archetypes and religion, and a certified mindfulness instructor. She is also a … [Read more...] about Picket Lines – The Professor is Zen Guest Post III

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Mental Health and Academia, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Why Is It Always the Historians?

By Karen Kelsky | October 4, 2021

"Why is it always the historians?" I muttered to myself after another little dustup on Twitter, another historian posting some jaunty, gaslighting, evasive, disaster-normalizing, "fellow-historians, give me your best advice for advisees applying to … [Read more...] about Why Is It Always the Historians?

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Graduate Student Concerns, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

#NotDyingToTeach

By Karen Kelsky | September 29, 2021

#NotDyingToTeach #ProfessorIsOut I spend a lot of time on Twitter and these days, you can't go a day without seeing another academic--often a tenured prof--announcing their departure from academia. We really are in a Great Resignation. While I have … [Read more...] about #NotDyingToTeach

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option

Nice Kitty – The Professor is Zen Guest Post II

By Guest Author | September 7, 2021

by Esther Freinkel Tishman, PhD, BCC (she/her) Esther Freinkel Tishman, Ph.D, BCC is an ordained Zen teacher, a full-time interfaith chaplain, a scholar of archetypes and religion, and a certified mindfulness instructor. She is also a former dean, … [Read more...] about Nice Kitty – The Professor is Zen Guest Post II

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Rearview Mirror

The Backward Step – Professor Is Zen Guest Post I

By Guest Author | August 26, 2021

by Esther Freinkel Tishman Esther Freinkel Tishman, Ph.D, BCC is an ordained Zen teacher, a full-time interfaith chaplain, a scholar of archetypes and religion, and a certified mindfulness instructor. She is also a former dean, department head and … [Read more...] about The Backward Step – Professor Is Zen Guest Post I

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Rearview Mirror

Cultivating Self Compassion – Mental Health Guest Post

By Guest Author | June 10, 2021

By Dr. Tyia Grange Isaacson Dr. Grange Isaacson has written a series of mental health posts for The Professor Is In.  See them here, here, and here.  [This post was submitted a few months back; apologies for the delay in publishing~ … [Read more...] about Cultivating Self Compassion – Mental Health Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Mental Health and Academia

A Black Woman’s Journey from Despair to Joy (Part II) – #BLM Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | June 7, 2021

By Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. See Part I here. Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. is a scholar of Africana religions, a hypnobirthing coach, and a full-spectrum doula. After several years in the academy as a post-doctoral fellow at Hobart and William … [Read more...] about A Black Woman’s Journey from Despair to Joy (Part II) – #BLM Guest Post

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

A Black Woman’s Story from Despair to Joy (Part I) – #BLM Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | May 25, 2021

By Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. is a scholar of Africana religions, a hypnobirthing coach, and a full-spectrum doula. After several years in the academy as a post-doctoral fellow at Hobart and William Smith Colleges … [Read more...] about A Black Woman’s Story from Despair to Joy (Part I) – #BLM Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health and Academia, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia

The Professor Is In Top 12 Books About Academia

By Karen Kelsky | May 18, 2021

A podcast listener wrote today to ask if I have a list of favorite books about academia. The query made me realize: I DO have a list of books to which I return over and over for advice and insight, but I've never written about it. So without further … [Read more...] about The Professor Is In Top 12 Books About Academia

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Graduate Student Concerns, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health and Academia, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, Women of Color in Academia

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