Whether you stay in academia or you leave, you will need to master the art of explaining your research in accessible ways. In academia, you will need it for students mostly, and also folks from far outside your discipline. Outside academia, you need … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 20: Practice Telling Your Research Story for Non Academic Audiences
Graduate Student Concerns
“Did We Drop the Ball on That?” The Power of Your Words
I was working with an instructional faculty member in the social sciences. The department had offered them the opportunity to teach some classes in their own specialization, which would be a great support for their own research and writing. They … [Read more...] about “Did We Drop the Ball on That?” The Power of Your Words
BOOK 2ND ED UPDATE, AND EARNEST REQUEST!
Friends, you have successfully bought 1000 of the 2000 "extra" copies of the original The Professor Is In old version that are languishing on Amazon and blocking the new updated version from coming out! THANK YOU!!! (The excess copies were due to a … [Read more...] about BOOK 2ND ED UPDATE, AND EARNEST REQUEST!
Moody’s Ratings and Due Diligence in the Academic Job Search
This quick blog post is drawn from advice given to someone considering a job offer at a "V. small college" that shall remain nameless. I think few academics know to consult Moody's and other financial ratings. But in this era where institutions are … [Read more...] about Moody’s Ratings and Due Diligence in the Academic Job Search
Thriving in Uncertainty: Why Academia Needs Entrepreneurial Thinkers – A Guest Post by Dr. Ilana Horwitz
By Ilana M. Horwitz Ilana M. Horwitz is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology, and the Fields-Rayant Chair of Contemporary Jewish Life at Tulane University. She holds a PhD in Sociology of Education from Stanford University. She … [Read more...] about Thriving in Uncertainty: Why Academia Needs Entrepreneurial Thinkers – A Guest Post by Dr. Ilana Horwitz
Times Are Weird So Here is Help –a July Special
I know, I know it's summer (actually writing this on July 4 which I do not celebrate) but Fall is coming and if you know you're going to be applying for academic jobs (because we are all, every one of us, suckers for punishment in one way or … [Read more...] about Times Are Weird So Here is Help –a July Special
Academic Job Search Live Webinars Start Friday!
Our Academic Job Market Webinar Series Starts this week! While the data is mixed, some fields are seeing a rebound in academic hiring to pre-pandemic levels (which are not good levels, but are better than the last couple of years). If you're … [Read more...] about Academic Job Search Live Webinars Start Friday!
Paying The Price: The Costs of Academia for First-Gen BIPOC Scholars
By Cecilia Caballero. Bio: Based in LA, Cecilia Caballero is a single mother, creative nonfiction writer, poet, teaching artist, and lecturer of Ethnic Studies. As a teaching artist, Cecilia facilitates generative poetry workshops for BIPOC … [Read more...] about Paying The Price: The Costs of Academia for First-Gen BIPOC Scholars
Why Is It ALWAYS the Historians?
Orig published October 2021; Updated Nov and Dec. 2024 and Jan 2025. "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, … [Read more...] about Why Is It ALWAYS the Historians?
The Professor Is In Top 12 Books About Academia
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