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Ph.D. Poverty–Guest Post II

By Karen Kelsky | May 24, 2012

Following up on the article From Graduate School to Welfare in the Chronicle of Higher Education, I am featuring stories of Ph.D. poverty here on the blog, contributed by readers. I will post them on Thursdays over the next month or so. I believe … [Read more...] about Ph.D. Poverty–Guest Post II

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Alt-University Critique, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Graduate Student Concerns, Major Job Market Mistakes, Ph.D. Poverty, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: From Graduate School to Welfare

It’s Not About You

By Karen Kelsky | May 22, 2012

Today The Professor continues her mobilization of low brow pop culture references in the service of the scholarly career by bringing to your attention the sentiment, “It’s Not About You.” This is actually another installment in the “Nice … [Read more...] about It’s Not About You

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Graduate Student Concerns, How To Choose and Manage Recommenders, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: bad phd advisors, worst graduate advisors

Ph.D. Poverty–Guest Post I

By Karen Kelsky | May 17, 2012

Following up on the article From Graduate School to Welfare in the Chronicle of Higher Education, I am featuring stories of Ph.D. poverty here on the blog, contributed by readers.  I believe that one of the most important tasks before us is to … [Read more...] about Ph.D. Poverty–Guest Post I

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Alt-University Critique, Graduate Student Concerns, Major Job Market Mistakes, Ph.D. Poverty, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: From Graduate School to Welfare, phds on food stamps, phds on welfare

Don’t Be Nice

By Karen Kelsky | May 15, 2012

I can’t believe I’m going to write this, but I was watching Tony Robbins on Oprah a couple weeks ago. I know.  Stay with me here. And although I think that Tony Robbins is really gross, and especially when he starts going on about what women “need” … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Nice

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: stop being nice, the too-nice woman, tony robbins on oprah

Academics, External Validation, and Entrepeneurialism: Some Autobiographical Reflections

By Karen Kelsky | May 12, 2012

Last weekend I went skiing with my kids at Mt. Bachelor. It was a glorious crystal clear spring weekend, and there was even fresh snow! You can ski late in Oregon. Bachelor will stay open until May 28, and Timberline stays open all summer. Let me be … [Read more...] about Academics, External Validation, and Entrepeneurialism: Some Autobiographical Reflections

Filed Under: Strategizing Your Success in Academia

A Letter From a Reader (With Thoughts on What Professors Make)

By Karen Kelsky | May 8, 2012

I am interrupting regularly scheduled programming to share this email I received from a reader this week. I share it for several reasons. The first is as a follow-up to last week's post, "What's It Like to Work with the Professor?" In that post I … [Read more...] about A Letter From a Reader (With Thoughts on What Professors Make)

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Negotiating Offers, Postdoc Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit Tagged With: phd salary structure, professor salaries, what professors make

What’s It Like to Work With The Professor? Information for the Curious

By Karen Kelsky | May 3, 2012

I thought I’d take a moment and write a brief post on what working with me actually entails, for the benefit of anyone who has been contemplating it. I know that reaching out for help in your career can feel awkward and kind of scary, and so I want … [Read more...] about What’s It Like to Work With The Professor? Information for the Curious

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Promote Yourself!, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia Tagged With: Information about Dr. Karen

Ageism and the Academy: My Thoughts and a Request for Yours

By Karen Kelsky | April 24, 2012

Regular followers of my Facebook page know that for a number of months now I’ve been soliciting a post on aging and age discrimination in academia. I’ve been seeking such a post because of the constant stream of requests I receive from readers to … [Read more...] about Ageism and the Academy: My Thoughts and a Request for Yours

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Advising Advice, Intersectional Analyses, Major Job Market Mistakes, Ph.D. Poverty, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

What American Idol Tells Us About The Job Market

By Karen Kelsky | April 17, 2012

We watch a lot of American Idol here at The Professor's house.  We have strong opinions.  Personally, I'm a fan of Joshua.  I know that Jessica has the best voice.   But she just doesn't "connect" with the audience, as Randy Jackson constantly … [Read more...] about What American Idol Tells Us About The Job Market

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Promote Yourself!, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit, Writing Tagged With: American Idol and marketing yourself, Jessica Sanchez, lessons from american idol

What the Heck is “Assessment”? (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | April 12, 2012

Today's post is a Guest Post from a faithful reader and client on the tenure track, and also on the job market, who discovered some interesting points about "assessment" while she was at some interviews this year.  More and more often, candidates … [Read more...] about What the Heck is “Assessment”? (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: How to Interview, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Teaching and Research Statements, Teaching Portfolios Tagged With: Assessment strategies in job interviews

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