Remarkably few doctoral program graduates obtain the tenure-track university posts to which most aspire. I often envied the Ph.D. computer scientists working at tech companies…
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Once again, I’m on the academic job market and encountering some curious measures of what it means to support diversity, equity, and inclusion. Namely, hiring…
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Do we work from home or work at home? There’s a distinction: do you work for yourself at home or do you work for a…
Comments closedMost people I know with doctorates in rhetoric are not teaching within a tenure-track appointment. After nine years, I admit that I’m not going to…
Comments closedWith my one-year contract, my classes sections have had to complete student evaluation during the fourth week of both the fall and spring semesters. As…
Comments closedMy colleagues in the humanities, especially within English, composition, and rhetoric, often state as accepted Truth that we are the teachers of critical thinking. This…
Comments closedBeing on the academic job market, technically a week or so past my MFA confirmation, I thought it would be clear that the MFA in…
Comments closedProfessors advising me, colleagues at universities, and classmates remind me that as I prepare to return to the academic job market, I need a clear…
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