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Louis Menand, writing about the “overproduction” of Ph.D.’s in the humanities (via 11D): The moral of the story that the numbers tell once seemed straightforward: if there are fewer jobs for people with Ph.D.s, then universities should stop giving so many Ph.D.s—by making it harder to get into a Ph.D. program (reducing the number of [...]
So there’s an actual report that found what anyone who’s ever adjunct-taught a college course probably already knew: that adjuncting is overall BAD (via Bitch.Ph.D.). It takes a toll on the quality of one’s work as a teacher and therefore (naturally) takes a toll on students as well. My experience is that after the first [...]
A couple of weeks ago a number of bloggers were talking pro and contra the tenure system (too many to list everyone – for which I feel kind of bad but what can I do). Though my response may be a bit old hat now, I want to record it anyway, since the problem I [...]
I want to record something here that so far, I’ve kept rather private. Not my vote, which I’ve cast, and which is now a part of this election cycle. As changes in my life go, the biggest one is the baby, of course. But there are other things too. I’ve been worrying about my professional [...]
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