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Testament to My Teaching Abilities
So one of the many annoying documents I have to prepare for applying to tenure track positions is something that serves as "evidence of teaching ability." I think this means that they want to see a sampling of my teachi… -
THIS is who is managing the University of California
Wherein UC President Mark Yudof compares running the University of California to managing a cemetery, and calls his career in education an "accident": http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27fob-q4-t.html?_r=1 It … -
From Furloughs to Firing
So here is the most recent news I've heard at UC Davis: Lecturers from all over campus are getting laid off just days before the school year starts. A woman I know is a post-doc in English, and so she teaches courses… -
What are Universities For?
I've heard through the grapevine that UC Santa Cruz's History of Consciousness program is being defunded. I've heard that they are going to go from eight faculty members to three, and that the two additional FTE lines t… -
The University of California is Burning Down
[UPDATE 9/19/09: UC Merced is now on board! See below.] [UPDATE 9/17/09: See below for links to walkout pages for UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara! Also, a page for UC alumni… -
My Health Insurance Story
This just happened at my university, UC Davis, a few days ago: A PhD student in Anthropology was one month away from finishing his dissertation. He was, like many graduate students, on "filing fee," meaning that while… -
Getting Published
This is how one gets published as an academic in the humanities. (I assume it may work differently in the sciences, where you're often co-writing articles with your professor.) Have an essay ready for publication. Eac… -
STUPIDITY
Occidental College is offering a class on Stupidity through it's Critical Theory and Social Justice department. No joke. Here's the course description: 180. STUPIDITY. Stup… -
Choosing When to Quit and When to Commit
It's funny how I've managed to find myself in romantic upsets during a time in my life when I've been feeling the least sure of where my career is going. This confluence of experiences has made me reexamine what it is t… -
I think I can...
I've gotten some major things done recently, including finding a place to live and finishing a draft of my third chapter of my dissertation. I haven't been feeling overwhelmed exactly, but just a little bit anxious abou…
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The Last Year of My Twenties
Every year on my birthday, I always do an unhealth... -
Testament to My Teaching Abilities
So one of the many annoying documents I have to pr... -
This Is IT
I watched This Is It last week on the day that it ...
