When I accepted the tenure-track position that begins in a month, the Dean said I would have a certain amount of money available to me for “start up” funds. I told her “thank you!” but quietly asked friends what I was to do with “start up funds.” The reply: “you receive funds to purchase things…
Category: University Life
RBOC: It’s All I can Muster
Earlier this week I realized that I’m done. I can’t do any more. I can’t. Finishing (and defending) the dissertation, conducting a national job search, teaching eight classes, handling a recurring medical issue, and dealing with the ordinary occurrences of life . . . I’m done. I can’t do any more of anything. I can’t. …
The Fourth Stage of a Ph.D. (the Job Search)
A few years ago, a grad school professor told me there were three stages one must go through on the road to a Ph.D. He said there was coursework, the exams, and the dissertation. The coursework is the work you do, he said, as you learn what others have contributed to the field, and you…