By John Warner. At least, it doesn't have to be, if you don't want it to be. More...
In Writing, Prescriptions Are No Cure
By John Warner. Here is my memory of the quadratic equation: plug and chug. More...
A Failure to Get at a Problem's Roots
By John Warner. Hockey pucks for active shooters and other things I don't understand. More...
The Verdict Is In: Competition Is Bad For The Health Of Public Higher Ed
By John Warner. Competition is both inefficient and costly. Plus it erodes the institutional mission and operations of public higher education institutions. More...
Julius Scott and Me: The Costs of Contingency
By John Warner. Perhaps you read this weekend the heartwarming story in the Chronicle of Higher Education about Julius Scott, whose book, The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the age of the Haitian Revolution, an exploration of an underground communication network of the Carribean slave trade was published by Verso thirty years after Scott had completed the book as part of his PhD at Duke University. More...
Lessons From a Road Trip
Sometimes you need to take a detour, slow down, and appreciate where you are in order to refocus on where you’re going. More...
The Search Committee for Intelligent Life
Lessons about applying for academic jobs learned while being the graduate student representative on the search committee. More...
Teach Like You Write
On bringing lessons from dissertation writing into your classroom. More...
There’s a Visible Place for Introverts in Academia
On why grad students should embrace the quiet scholars within them, even if it makes people nervous. More...
Which Resume Do You Want?
Figuring out what stays and what goes in your CV, resume, and/or biographies. More...