In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Two weeks ago we posted the question: How has COVID19 impacted your career planning? We got 70+ responses in the first 24 hours! In … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 3 – Emotional Impacts
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#Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 2 – Immediate Impacts and Planning for the Future
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Last week we posted the question: How has COVID19 impacted your career planning? We got 70+ responses in the first 24 hours! In … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 2 – Immediate Impacts and Planning for the Future
Productivity: A Little Help.
Hi,I'll start with what has become cliche at this point: I hope you and yours are well in these very strange times. I also hope you and the people around you are finding the strength to be kind to yourselves and each other in the face of … [Read more...] about Productivity: A Little Help.
#Dispatches: How Has COVID19 Impacted Your Career Planning, Part I: Leaving the Academy
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Last week we posted the question: How has COVID19 impacted your career planning? We got 70+ responses in the first 24 hours! In … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Has COVID19 Impacted Your Career Planning, Part I: Leaving the Academy
Tenured Faculty Member Says Quiet Part Out Loud
Prof. Kimberly Hoang, tenured faculty in Sociology at U of Chicago, looked out at a global pandemic and total collapse of higher ed hiring, and decided to write this (find original here; bolding added) Just five weeks ago, the world was a … [Read more...] about Tenured Faculty Member Says Quiet Part Out Loud
#Dispatches: Should Students Get Refunds?
This is a non-standard #Dispatches because instead of collating a collection of contributed reader comments, I'm drawing from a rich comment thread on FB and also sharing links. The question is: should students get tuition and fees refunds for having … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: Should Students Get Refunds?
How to Set Up Your Home Studio
This is the post that should have gone up on Friday! Sorry, Passover and Easter (we celebrate both), not to mention...uh... {gestures at everything} got in the way. So, last week's podcast episode was called Digital Primer for Online Work, and it … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Your Home Studio
#Dispatches From the Front: Even More Advice on Managing Zoom Campus Visits
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Continuing from previous weeks, the question continues: “Help, my campus visit has switched suddenly online. Advice needed: either … [Read more...] about #Dispatches From the Front: Even More Advice on Managing Zoom Campus Visits
What Goes on Inside a Brown Woman’s Head When She Experiences Racism… WOC Guest Post
[This post was finalized prior to the COVID-19 outbreak] I am delighted to offer another guest post in my series of contributed posts by black women and other women of color. These go up on Wednesday. PLEASE submit a post or an idea for a … [Read more...] about What Goes on Inside a Brown Woman’s Head When She Experiences Racism… WOC Guest Post
#Dispatches: Help, My Campus Visit has Gone Online! 2/2
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Continuing from last week, the question is: “Help, my campus visit has switched suddenly online. Advice needed: either from … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: Help, My Campus Visit has Gone Online! 2/2