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Goodbye Ivory Towers

Ivory Towers in The Rearview Mirror: Kate Krueger

By Kel Weinhold | January 13, 2021

We continue with our column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and hearing from a wide range of PhDs who are … [Read more...] about Ivory Towers in The Rearview Mirror: Kate Krueger

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

Ivory Towers in The Rearview Mirror: Lindsay Barone

By Karen Kelsky | January 6, 2021

We continue with our new column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and hearing from a wide range of PhDs who are … [Read more...] about Ivory Towers in The Rearview Mirror: Lindsay Barone

Filed Under: Goodbye Ivory Towers, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Rearview Mirror

#Dispatches: How Has COVID Impacted Your Career Planning? Part I

By Karen Kelsky | December 7, 2020

 #Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad survey of how the academic community is coping with various challenges.This week's question: How has COVID impacted your career planning? We'll continue on this for next … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Has COVID Impacted Your Career Planning? Part I

Filed Under: COVID19, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Leave Now

By Karen Kelsky | November 24, 2020

A follower on Twitter DM-ed me this question today. "As we know the academic job market is a shit show. I would love to see a series of twitter posts or blog posts about what PhDs can do to be ready fro when it picks up. Obviously, people in grad … [Read more...] about Leave Now

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, COVID19, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

New Book on Leaving the Academy

By Karen Kelsky | October 29, 2020

This is short and sweet because the election has destroyed my focus. Here is a new book about leaving the academy. It's by Christopher Caterine and it's called Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide. It's really good.  Don't be put off by the fact … [Read more...] about New Book on Leaving the Academy

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

Academia Is the Grift, Part II: Reader Voices

By Karen Kelsky | October 13, 2020

The grifter accusations popped up again on social media last week. Find one post here and then scroll up and down for a bit more commentary about it.  I still need to write the blog post that unpacks all of that and what it says about the … [Read more...] about Academia Is the Grift, Part II: Reader Voices

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

#Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do? (Part II)

By Karen Kelsky | September 29, 2020

#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question this week:  How many jobs are open in your field this year, and what do you plan to do–hang … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do? (Part II)

Filed Under: COVID19, Dispatches, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Quitting--An Excellent Option

#Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do?

By Karen Kelsky | September 23, 2020

#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges.The question this week:  How many jobs are open in your field this year, and what do you plan to do--hang … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do?

Filed Under: COVID19, Dispatches, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

What if You Could Teach Only Your Favorite Students? – Postac Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | September 22, 2020

By Jennie NashJennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to raise the bar on book coaching. Learn more about becoming a coach at bookcoaches.com/theprofessorisin and join Jennie and me for an informational … [Read more...] about What if You Could Teach Only Your Favorite Students? – Postac Guest Post

Filed Under: Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Creating a Base Resume, Part II – Postac Post

By Karen Kelsky | September 18, 2020

Today’s post is by our marvelous and insightful postac coach, Dr. Maggie Gover. If you’d like to schedule a consult with her, learn more about that here. Part I of this 2-part series is here. Dr. Maggie Gover's career is dedicated to helping … [Read more...] about Creating a Base Resume, Part II – Postac Post

Filed Under: Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

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