Strong stuff: Cardozo writes, "For many if not most, being an adjunct is the professional equivalent of domestic abuse, PTSD and Stockholm syndrome rolled into a single despairing plight that has only one feasible resolution: as with any … [Read more...] about The Career Counselor Is In – Cardozo 3
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How I Left Academia: A Recovering Academic’s Introduction – Polizzi 2
Allessandria Polizzi is a certified coach who currently leads education for 7-Eleven. She has been in corporate education, change management and organizational development for over 15 years, earning several honors in her field including a 2012 ”Best … [Read more...] about How I Left Academia: A Recovering Academic’s Introduction – Polizzi 2
The Rescinded Offer: Who Is In the Wrong?
I keep getting asked about the recent rescinded offer in Philosophy at Nazareth College, which originally popped up on Philosophy Smoker, (with a response from the rescindee, "W," here), went to Jezebel, then Forbes, and shows no signs of … [Read more...] about The Rescinded Offer: Who Is In the Wrong?
Breaking Into Government: The Pathways Program – Fanetti 1
Tina Fanetti currently works as a Survey Specialist for the National Agricultural Statistics Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. In this post she explains the Pathways Program, created by Obama to ease the transition into … [Read more...] about Breaking Into Government: The Pathways Program – Fanetti 1
The Prof Is Dead, Long Live the Person – Tebbe 1
Jason Tebbe left a tenure track position to pursue work as a high school teacher. In this post he explains the constellation of personal and professional reasons for making the leap. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Jason … [Read more...] about The Prof Is Dead, Long Live the Person – Tebbe 1
Introducing More #Post-Ac Experts: Tina Fanetti and Jason Tebbe
One of my main goals in launching the Post-Ac help at The Professor Is In is to make sure I have people on my Panel of Post-Ac Experts who represent many of the major areas of opportunity for people with Ph.D.s. Today I am introducing Jason Tebbe … [Read more...] about Introducing More #Post-Ac Experts: Tina Fanetti and Jason Tebbe
Stop Negotiating Like a Girl
A re-post ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This post comes from an email exchange this week, with a client who is working with me on Negotiating Assistance. Discipline, institution, etc. all excised. She has more than one offer, and drafted … [Read more...] about Stop Negotiating Like a Girl
Cutting Bait on Academe – Day 1
Stephanie Day decided against continuing on to the Ph.D. after her MA in anthropology, and instead took her social science training into the private sector. She uses ethnographic methods to match the needs of customers with the educational software … [Read more...] about Cutting Bait on Academe – Day 1
On Going Post-Ac – Fruscione 1
Joe has just this year made the decision to quit the academic job search and put all his efforts into post-ac work, focusing particularly on starting his own editing business. I asked him to be part of the Post-Ac Expert panel precisely because he … [Read more...] about On Going Post-Ac – Fruscione 1
Introducing More Post-Ac Experts–Joe Fruscione and Stephanie Day
Joe Fruscione Joseph Fruscione is reinventing himself as a freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and writing consultant. He’s handled several editing projects in the last few months, including: a scholarly book manuscript; nonprofit organization’s … [Read more...] about Introducing More Post-Ac Experts–Joe Fruscione and Stephanie Day