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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Today is the last day of 2021. The major academic hiring window closes soon. Schools will conduct interviews early in the new year, followed by…
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Teaching during the 2020-21 academic year has been an exhausting experience. I had one, yes, only one, student show up for any of the scheduled virtual…
Comments closedIt’s been a decade since an academic supervisor wrote that my various creative and non-fiction writings were all of little value. He took my sarcasm, my…
Comments closedMy syllabus asks people to respect differences and how individuals wish to be addressed. And yet, I managed to offend a colleague who previewed recent…
Comments closedNow that every educator is supposedly delivering an online education to students, we need to educate parents, students, administrators, politicians and even some of our…
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 closedWriting is how I relate to myself and to others. Writing has been a part of my life since at least the second grade when…
Leave a CommentIt’s Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. And like Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day, it is another exciting day of grading ahead. And another. And another.…
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