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Marginalized Voices

A Year of “Reckoning”: On Geographers (Not) Doing Abolition – Guest Post

By Guest Author | November 30, 2021

By: The Graduate Geographers’ Collective (1)   Introduction Amidst the COVID19 pandemic, the New York Times declared that the national protests against police brutality, and specifically against Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd, … [Read more...] about A Year of “Reckoning”: On Geographers (Not) Doing Abolition – Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy

Cultural Inclusivity for Whom? – WOC Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | June 29, 2021

Dr. Shah is an Associate Professor of Criminology at Eastern Michigan University. Her aims understand the ways in which correctional systems are socially and legally constructed. Her first book, The Meaning of Rehabilitation and its Impact on Parole: … [Read more...] about Cultural Inclusivity for Whom? – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy, Women of Color 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

Dear White Scholar – A BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | May 5, 2021

[We continue to welcome #BLM and BIPOC scholar guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] Angie Mejia, Ph.D., is … [Read more...] about Dear White Scholar – A BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

Filed Under: Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia

Diversity in the Time of Covid: Thoughts From an Academic WOC in Confinement – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

By Guest Author | April 21, 2021

[We continue to welcome #BLM and BIPOC guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com]. This guest post was … [Read more...] about Diversity in the Time of Covid: Thoughts From an Academic WOC in Confinement – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

Filed Under: COVID19, Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy, Women of Color in Academia

Vigilance as an Asian American During the Pandemic – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | April 19, 2021

[We continue to welcome #BLM and BIPOC scholar guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] This post was … [Read more...] about Vigilance as an Asian American During the Pandemic – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

Filed Under: COVID19, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Women of Color in Academia

The Lone Medievalist – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | April 14, 2021

[We continue to welcome #BLM and BIPOC guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] Bio from the author: The … [Read more...] about The Lone Medievalist – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

Filed Under: Black Lives Matter, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Graduate Student Concerns, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

On Navigating Graduate School with a Disability – WOC Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | March 31, 2021

  Karen Tang is a Killam Scholar and PhD Student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University (Canada). Her research examines addictive disorders (e.g., video gaming) and mental health correlates. When she is not being a busy … [Read more...] about On Navigating Graduate School with a Disability – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

More Reader/Listener/Client Joy!

By Karen Kelsky | March 16, 2021

Presenting the latest in our series of Job Market Digest-slash-Client/Reader/Listener Joy!  Standout line: "you two are absolutely my queer, academia super heroes/ role models." ???????????????????????????????? You might remember, but due to the … [Read more...] about More Reader/Listener/Client Joy!

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, How To Build Your Tenure File, Marginalized Voices, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It

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