Clik here to view.
You’re writing a book? But… aren’t you a part-timer?
By Janet Mullin Departments of History at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada There’s an urban myth out there that says part-time academics (aka “lecturers”,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The desire for happiness in academic life.
“Happiness is consistently described as the object of human desire, as being what we aim for, as being what gives purpose, meaning and order to human life. … Do we consent to happiness? And what are we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paging Dr. Noodle: On not “using” my PhD.
By Alison Toron PhD, English, University of New Brunswick Co-owner and co-operator of Nashwaak Noodles, Currieburg, New Brunswick Among my closest friends, I am affectionately known as Dr. Noodle. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE BINDER: Post-traumatic thoughts on the tenure application process.
By Chantal Richard Department of French, University of New Brunswick It appears I’ve reached new heights in multi-tasking. There are laws that prohibit talking on your cell phone while driving, but as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An itinerant academic, that’s what I am (for now – I hope…).
By Andrea Terry Department of Visual Arts, Lakehead University I’ve spent the last four years doing contract and sessional teaching gigs. When colleagues, friends or family ask me where I’m based, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good advice? Reflections on being a graduate student and a parent.
By Sarah Hudson Ph.D. candidate, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick “Have kids while you’re in grad school…I did it, it was great!” The advice came from a well-respected, friendly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Complaining: Three Anecdotes and an Argument
By Jacob Remes William Lyon Mackenzie King Research Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and History, SUNY Empire State College...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ideas brewing, in public and anonymously.
In 2014, one of my goals is to update this blog on a semi-regular basis (every week? Every two weeks? We’ll see how it goes). I’m starting here by outlining some topics that I hope to cover with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Comforting IN and complaining OUT in higher ed?
Lisa Visser, Untitled: By Grand Central Station Station I Sat Down And Wept, 2010. Image source: http://www.ocadu.ca/dev/student_gallery_old/past_exhibitions/hybrid.htm There have been some interesting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making Do: Mirek Plíhal, Authenticity, and You
By Henry Adam Svec “If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning / I’d hammer in the evening, all over this land,” sang the late, great Pete Seeger. Notice he did not say that if he had a hammer he’d...
View Article
