This week Deborah Louis was kind enough to speak with us. Though she has since stepped down, Deborah was co-chair of the New Faculty Majority: The National…
Negotiating the Paradox: Adjuncts & Writing
Clayton M. Christensen is primarily known for his work on innovation. His books The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution are required reading for business innovators (and…
In between these actual posts about writing and adjuncts, the subject is always simmering in the back of my mind. What is the relationship? What should the…
Let me start with a few minor updates: On the plus side, I've got some interesting interviews coming up. On the negative/absent side, I still haven't heard…
As the number and percentage of adjunct faculty members has risen, various groups have been formed to meet their needs. Some are unions, some closer to support…
As we've seen in previous posts, many adjuncts write. They write well, prolifically, and usefully; they win awards for their writing. Some publish scholarship in their field;…
This week we're shifting focus a bit. Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Moravian is a small and selective liberal…
Blogging is a lot like teaching. You start with one project, and then you add another and another, until you're juggling one more topic than you can…
Slipping Down the Knowledge Funnel I recently read Roger Martin's 2009 book The Design of Business. It's a lovely book, and I recommend it highly for…
Perhaps I should better call this, how not to write productively. I'm about to air my own dirty laundry, in the service of learning, blogging, and honesty.…
