The Professor Is In has been going for 7+ years now (!!) and lots of our job market clients from years back are now coming up on tenure! I'm thrilled that so many are getting back in touch for help writing their tenure statements. But I'm horrified … [Read more...] about Why Your Tenure Statement Sucks
Christian Colleges
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
Teaching In The Non-Believer’s Closet (A Guest Post on Christian Colleges)
The writer is an Instructor at a small Christian college. “God bless you!” I hadn’t just sneezed. I was holding open the door for a colleague struggling under the weight of a file box. “That looks heavy,” I replied, demonstrating for the … [Read more...] about Teaching In The Non-Believer’s Closet (A Guest Post on Christian Colleges)
Three Truths and a Lie? Negotiations at the Christian College (A Guest Post)
Today’s anonymous author is a tenured professor in the field of religion at a mid-sized Christian University. He has sat on and chaired numerous search committees for both faculty and administrative hires. He sees the enormous stack of applicants for … [Read more...] about Three Truths and a Lie? Negotiations at the Christian College (A Guest Post)
Four Tips for Getting Hired at a Christian University (A Guest Post)
Today’s anonymous author is a tenured professor in the field of religion at a mid-sized Christian University. He has sat on and chaired numerous search committees for both faculty and administrative hires. He sees the enormous stack of applicants for … [Read more...] about Four Tips for Getting Hired at a Christian University (A Guest Post)
The Rescinded Offer: Who Is In the Wrong?
I keep getting asked about the recent rescinded offer in Philosophy at Nazareth College, which originally popped up on Philosophy Smoker, (with a response from the rescindee, "W," here), went to Jezebel, then Forbes, and shows no signs of … [Read more...] about The Rescinded Offer: Who Is In the Wrong?