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26 novembre 2016

Friday Fragments - November 17, 2016

By Matt Reed. Last week, on election night, the honors students at the college hosted a viewing party to watch the returns as they came in. I took The Girl, who has clearly inherited my fascination with politics. More...

26 novembre 2016

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...

26 novembre 2016

When Did We Decide That?

By Matt Reed. I’ve been looking hard at barriers to middle-wage employment lately, both for personal interest and in service of Brookdale’s goal of rebuilding the middle class in Monmouth County. More...

26 novembre 2016

Parents and Payrolls

By Matt Reed. You know what would be perfect for many parents? Part-time jobs that offer benefits. More...

26 novembre 2016

Measuring Success Confidentially

By Matt Reed. This one has nothing to do with the election. Promise.
Last year we started a program in which several full-time faculty, mostly tenured, were compensated for being on call for confidential peer-to-peer class observations. More...

26 novembre 2016

Making the Case for Small Town Academic Life

By Joshua Kim. The ideal location to participate in today’s academic conversations is not a big city, but a small college town. Calling out a preference for small college town over big city academic life runs counter to the current urban zeitgeist. More...
26 novembre 2016

A 50% Content / Discussion Formula for Academic Presentations?

By Joshua Kim. Should we have a 50 percent content / discussion formula for academic presentations. More...
26 novembre 2016

Learning What You Already Do

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/Screen%20Shot%202011-12-12%20at%2012.29.48%20PM.png?itok=ITDqfJNPBy 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...

26 novembre 2016

Editing Advice for Marginalized Scholars

HomeBy 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...

26 novembre 2016

Why I Said No

HomeChandani 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...

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