By Randy Eldridge My first teaching interview! I was so excited. The Department Chair had called me within a week of me sending in my resume asking me if I was still interested. "Absolutely!" I responded. I was on my way, I thought. Soon, I would...
[private]People are always ready to give advice. The truth is that giving advice is never as easy as it seems. I am willing to bet that somewhere in the mapping.
By Jenny Ortiz With spring comes Finals Week and students more focused on getting a tan than learning. To be fair, after the temper tantrums Mother Nature has had these.
By Kat Kiefer-Newman We love our mothers. And because we love our mothers we've dedicated a day every year to saying so. By we I don't just mean here in the US: in Bangladesh, Slovakia, Curaçao, New Zealand, Belize, Iceland, Peru, Chile, Greece, Bonaire, China, Aruba,...
By Nancy A. Walker, Ph.D. As we are bombarded with Internet access and a multitude of quick “information,” learners often have questions about what constitutes a credible scholarly source. Let’s.
By Kathy McBrayer, M.Ed., SPHR Many say that weekends are a time to "rest up" for the coming week. Rest up, really? While I get a little down time, the.
It is easy for those of us who are toiling away as full-time adjuncts (if you'll allow me that supposed oxymoron) forget how flexible and multifaceted that term is. It's also easy for those of us working in traditional academic fields like English or history to...
From the Toronto Globe and Mail. There’s lots of evidence that, in general, good looking people earn higher salaries. But why would hotness pay in academia? A professor’s salary is largely determined.
Jenny*, You asked the other day how you were supposed to know that the Week 6 paper was due by the end of the week. You seemed miffed when I.
The University of Liberia Faculty and Staff Associations are threatening to get tough unless paid back salaries. Part-time faculty haven't been paid their salaries for June and July. Part-timers are demanding to be paid before the 28th of each month, and (here's the kicker) according to...
