The Foolproof Recruiting Tool We Don’t Have
By Matt Reed. So endowed chairs are a “foolproof recruiting tool.” I’ll take the Chronicle’s word for it.
In thirteen years (!) of community college administration, I’ve never hired a professor at a senior level. I suspect I never will. More...
When Did We Decide That?
Parents and Payrolls
Measuring Success Confidentially
Making the Case for Small Town Academic Life
A 50% Content / Discussion Formula for Academic Presentations?
Learning What You Already Do
By DeWitt Scott. Many graduate programs in higher education, whether at the master’s or doctoral level, teach students to become better thinkers, scholars, and experts on particular theories and ideologies within a given discipline. Read more...
Editing Advice for Marginalized Scholars
By Shannon Craigo-Snell. When moving from ideas to publication, if you don’t look, think and/or write like the dominant academics in your field, the path can be treacherous, writes Shannon Craigo-Snell. Read more...
Why I Said No
Chandani Patel was offered what she thought was her dream job, but she turned it down. Here’s why, and why she thinks other candidates might consider doing the same. Read more...