Take Your “Love It” and Shove It
I had thought about writing this up as a real piece of opinion-journalism and submitting it to a one of the legitimate outlets for which I now sometimes contribute—but then I realized that I want to...
View ArticleWhy Are Adjuncts Only Fit for the Glue Factory?
Today my homegirl Lee Skallerup Bessette has a thoughtful rejoinder to a patronizing MOOC defender, which she begins with a depressing round-up of hooey from her detractors, which—despite being a...
View ArticleDoubling Down on #PhDon’t
The other day, one of my favorite former students hit me up on Facebook to ask for my help in applying to the PhD program in German at my alma mater. Now, I have nothing but good things to say about my...
View ArticleGood God, Now ‘Just Shut Up’ is a Thing: An Open Letter to Paige Ambroziak & Co.
It’s sort of bad enough that Just Don’t Go is a thing—despite my active and continuous participation therein. Because like the vast majority if PhDon’ters, I wish that the academic labor market were...
View ArticlePlease Stop Saying “Not Everyone is Suited for Academia”
Some real talk today, talkin’ ‘bout my feelings ‘n shit. [Rockin’ the Catskills today. You jelly?] I am coming to terms with the fact that I am never going to be a “real” professor—although try telling...
View Article“Finally, an egg for my generation!”–adjunct edition
Today in Slate I’m (thank ALL DEITIES) back on my well-worn education beat, and I’ve got an interview with the truly brilliant artist/adjunct Dushko Petrovich, who decided to launch an entire...
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