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
What Not To Wear
Both-And: Non-Binary Style in Academia – A Guest Post
by Finnegan Shepard Finnegan Shepard is a trans writer, entrepreneur, and ex-classicist with 1/3 of a Phd in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and 3/4s of an MFA in fiction from UNM. He is the founder of Both&, the fastest growing … [Read more...] about Both-And: Non-Binary Style in Academia – A Guest Post
Trans on the Job Market: a Crowdsource Post
A reader wrote in to raise the issue of "what to wear" for trans folks on the academic job market, and we decided to make a crowdsourcing post. Reader noted that my old "How to Dress for an Interview as a Butch Dyke" post is sorely outdated (I … [Read more...] about Trans on the Job Market: a Crowdsource Post
“Harlem” and Black Women’s Humanity in Academia
By Nicole Racquel Carr Dr. Nicole Racquel Carr teaches classes in African American literature, Black Feminisms, and Pop Culture. She is currently at work on her first book, I Am Not Your Mammy: Black Feminist Mothering in the 21st Century. She … [Read more...] about “Harlem” and Black Women’s Humanity in Academia
Building an Academic Wardrobe Secondhand
By Rebecca Rice Bio: Dr. Rebecca Rice is an assistant professor who blogs over at PhD in Clothes, where she discusses professional clothing, thrifting, and academic productivity. You can also find her outfits on Instagram. … [Read more...] about Building an Academic Wardrobe Secondhand
#MakeupMonday: Ph.D. in Poise: Three Takeaways from Pageant Life – WOC Guest Post
I'm delighted to present another in my ongoing series of guests posts contributed by black women and other women of color. Please submit yours! I welcome post drafts or ideas for posts for consideration; email me at gettenure@gmail.com. I pay $150 … [Read more...] about #MakeupMonday: Ph.D. in Poise: Three Takeaways from Pageant Life – WOC Guest Post
Why Makeup, Why Now?
I'm starting Makeup Monday with some background story. While reactions to the Makeup series here and on social media have been uniformly positive, there has definitely been some surprise also. The Professor Is In is doing makeup now?? What?? And … [Read more...] about Why Makeup, Why Now?
Welcome to Makeup Monday
In response to the really astonishingly positive response to my last post, Yes This Post Is About Long-Wear Lipcolor -- especially on Facebook where ensued a long and enthusiastic dialogue about the challenges of finding appropriate and affordable … [Read more...] about Welcome to Makeup Monday
Yes This Post Is About Long-Wear Lipcolor
Readers of my book and blog know that I love skin care and makeup and put a lot of thought into it. I haven't blogged about it recently, but it's still a major interest. I am a femme dyke, after all. I don't think academics or job seekers have to … [Read more...] about Yes This Post Is About Long-Wear Lipcolor
Let’s Talk Backpacks
Of all my job market advice, the admonition *Do Not Carry a Backpack* is among the most well known. Readers meeting me for the first time often proudly display their newly acquired briefcases, and those who email often tell me stories of benighted … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk Backpacks