By Jennifer Polk. Seeking employment outside academic faculty positions? Then this conference is for you. More...
By Jennifer Polk. I was so excited when I got the job offer. And in many ways, I still love the professional academy in its best iteration. But loving something as an ideal doesn’t necessarily mesh up with the real, lived experience of love, does it? I needed to make up my own mind about whether or not I had landed in the right place. More...
By Liz Koblyk. These lists are not useful because they are built around a tiny part of what makes you a good job candidate. More...
By Tara Siebarth. We are fast approaching conference season in academe. As academics everywhere put the finishing touches on their presentation notes and confirm hotel reservations, we at University Affairs are collecting your advice on how to survive conference season. Some of these posts will be specific to the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, since a large part of our readership will be attending, but many of the tips can be applied to any academic conference. More...
By Jonathan Thon. There are, of course, nuances to formulating a budget, and it’s highly advisable to consult with someone who is experienced and understands the politics of the department you are applying to before committing. More...
By David Kent. Last week, I stumbled across a Princeton professor’s oddly entitled “CV of failures” (PDF) and obviously I fancied a click-through to give it a look. It, and its accompanying introduction from Johannes Haushofer, were a good read and an even better reality check. As he says in this introduction, “failures are often invisible” and I could not agree more. More...
By Adam Chapnick. The professional risks are too great for a junior scholar, but for more senior scholars it can be a worthwhile experience. More...
By Alison Mountz Et Al. Slow scholarship must not be a project for the privileged few, but rather a collective effort to remake the university. More...
By Tom Corr. In Finland, they have the Start-up Sauna, where meetings are called “warm ups” and start-up accelerators “go full steam ahead.” Japan’s Samurai Incubate Inc. has established Start-up Island where an infusion of samurai spirit drives entrepreneurism. In China, the scale of activity is astonishing. One investor group alone talks of opening a thousand new start-up incubators over two years. Even in isolated North Korea, aspiring entrepreneurs attend state-sanctioned start-up programs. More...
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