Two years ago, Dr. Jennifer Preston, Professor and Department Chair in Counseling at Saybrook University, reached out to me asking if I would share her call for research participation on The Professor Is In FB page. I agreed. This week, Jennifer … [Read more...] about Tracking Power, Control and Abuse in Higher Education: A Study
Sexual Harassment in the Academy
The Updated 2025 Professor Is In Audiobook is Here! Plus a Special Offer
I am delighted to announce the the revised 2025 edition of The Professor Is In is OUT, in audiobook form, narrated by ME! Find THE 2025 PROFESSOR IS IN AUDIOBOOK here on Amazon. Find THE 2025 PROFESSOR IS IN AUDIOBOOK on other platforms by … [Read more...] about The Updated 2025 Professor Is In Audiobook is Here! Plus a Special Offer
The Lab of Silence: A Survivor’s Call for Accountability in Academia – Guest Post
Stephanie Bailey, Ph.D. is a physicist, microsimulation scientist, and educator whose work connects science, policy, and educational reform. After earning her PhD in nuclear physics from William & Mary, she helped to develop breast cancer … [Read more...] about The Lab of Silence: A Survivor’s Call for Accountability in Academia – Guest Post
I Am Afraid
Content Warning: rape, sexual violence, threats of violence Some of you super online folks are probably aware, but a deranged shitshow of vile incel violence erupted on Twitter in the last two days in response to this delightful post of a woman … [Read more...] about I Am Afraid
History Repeats Itself: A Guest Post About The Crisis in Florida
The writer has asked to remain anonymous. History repeats itself with the governor’s attack on Florida’s higher ed In 1956 a Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, known as the John’s Committee, was created as a reaction to … [Read more...] about History Repeats Itself: A Guest Post About The Crisis in Florida
Just When You Thought Harvard Could Not Get Any Worse…
They publish this: Harvard University disputes the allegations of the lawsuit brought by Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, which are in no way a fair or accurate representation of the thoughtful steps taken by the University in response to concerns … [Read more...] about Just When You Thought Harvard Could Not Get Any Worse…
Feminist Elites and Patriarchal Solidarity – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya
By TPII Editor Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya As an editor at The Professor Is In, I have closely followed #MeTooPhD movement started by Karen Kelsky. She coined the hashtag and opened a crowdsourcing survey to give the opportunity to people who … [Read more...] about Feminist Elites and Patriarchal Solidarity – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya
A New Webinar on Sexual Harassment in the Academy
I have developed a new webinar inspired by the Sexual Harassment in the Academy Crowdsource Survey (now over 2300 entries), and I want you to know about it. Please join me on Feb. 22 at 6 PM EST; see the description below. It is free to all, but … [Read more...] about A New Webinar on Sexual Harassment in the Academy
#MakeupMonday: Skin Care as Coping Mechanism and Catalyst
One of my favorite writers, Jia Tolentino, wrote a piece in The New Yorker recently, The Year Skin Care Became a Coping Mechanism, that spoke to me deeply. Read this excerpt (actually read the whole thing--every word is brilliant) and you'll see … [Read more...] about #MakeupMonday: Skin Care as Coping Mechanism and Catalyst
#MeTooPhD: The Scourge of Sexual Harassment in the Academy
Welcome new visitors to the blog who found their way here as a result of the Wall Street Journal article by Melissa Korn, Allegations of Groping, Lewd Comments, and Rape: Academia's #MeToo Moment. The Sexual Harassment in the Academy Survey … [Read more...] about #MeTooPhD: The Scourge of Sexual Harassment in the Academy