Kristen Ghodsee’s April 25 column in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “A Research Career at a Liberal-Arts College,” struck a nerve. During her job search, professor Ghodsee had been counseled by her graduate school professors at Berkeley to avoid liberal-arts colleges, one of which had made her an offer:
Despite the attractiveness of the offer, many [...]
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What About Teaching?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Berkeley, research, teaching on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Are They Talking About Me?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Paranoia, teaching on June 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All too often I have to stop and regroup. A couple of students in the corner there, talking amongst themselves. They’re laughing–giggling really–and occasionally glancing up at me. Are they pretending to pay attention as they mock my shoes or my accent or the booger hanging loosely from my nose? Did I dribble ever so [...]
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