This year was to be my fourth year attending MLA in a row. I spoke in 2006, interviewed in 2007, spoke and interviewed in 2008, and had hoped to speak and interview this year as well. When the interviews did not materialize, I made the difficult decision to not attend the convention given the financial … Continue reading The Absent Presence: Today’s Faculty
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
@coryb I have had success with my Crumpler messenger bag. I also recommend the North Face Surge. # @mkgold @jasonrhody @samplereality On my way! # @cscannella Something like this: http://bit.ly/8wLtzq? in reply to cscannella # RT @kfitz: Hey, @mlaconvention: thx for awesome tweets! If you add #MLA09, more folks will see & they'll be archived … Continue reading Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
At ProfHacker: Tips for Interviews
Another note to point out my latest post at ProfHacker on effective interviewing for academic job candidates. I'd be interested to hear from those in fields outside the humanities how applicable these tips are.
At ProfHacker: How to Hack an Academic Conference
A quick note to once again say that I've got a post at ProfHacker. This one is about how to effectively attend an academic conference. Consider it my holiday gift to you.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
@samplereality Try to put in a good word for me before you lose that job. # Annoyed to discover that the CLIR fellowship extended its deadline to 30 Dec. Which means that I'll have more competition now. Curses. # @billiehara Have you read Cynthia Ozick's *The Shawl*? It's all I can think of when you … Continue reading Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20