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Comment on On Making Humanities Like the Sciences: Start Using Numbers by Dr.Who?

Dr.Who? — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:47:59 +0000

Placement rates can’t be qualified? What a load of crock.

Those percentages match up pretty close to what happened to the 8 PhD grads from my old dept over the past 5 years. About a 20% success rate for TT jobs.

2 – tt jobs
3 – adjuncts
1 – ESL overseas
1 – unemployed housewife
1 – govt job
2 – MIA

Comment on A publishing how-to: Tips from Stacey Pierson, Ph.D. (Part 1) by Amy Jane Barnes (amyjanebarnes) | Pearltrees

Amy Jane Barnes (amyjanebarnes) | Pearltrees — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:04:44 +0000

[...] A publishing how-to: Tips from Stacey Pierson, Ph.D. (Part 1) « Post Academic PA : Was the second book easier to work on than the first, after you understood the process better? Did you have to write for a different audience for the second book, since the publisher (V&A) seems to have more of a public profile? [...]

Comment on What’s up with the anti-college screeds? Part 1 by russellvicente

russellvicente — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:29:53 +0000

I can’t even believe that this is a discussion. The only reason I came across this page was becuase my cubicle neighboor was spouting anti-college sentiment, and calling it a scam. Which I politely nodded my head, obviously not wanting to get into a conversation on such a ridiculous topic because for me, college saved my life. The real purpose for an education is to learn how to think clearly, logically and to learn how to discipline the mind. Not only that, but it gives you options in life and it teaches you what your inherent gifts are. Think for a moment of the person who originally posted the essay. I don’t know what he got his B.S. in, but I think he graduate degree was in comp sci. I point that out becuase someone who goes into a field like that is practically minded to begin with. The point being is that he is protesting that the financial payoff wasn’t as good as he hoped fo. The ROI wasn’t high enough. I can’t think of a worse reason to go to school than to strictly boost you income. You go to school to learn to use your mind. Once your intellectual curiosity has been turned on and you know how to think, damn the world is yours. You don’t depend on anything or anyone for a paycheck. If you want to be an entrepenure, go be one. Make 100 million a year. People are doing it left and right. Hell, I would, but life is too short for that kind of work. I didn’t go to college right out of high school. I decided to start a business with my father. Now, I’m thirty-eight and our company is thriving. I am have decided to go back because I have come face to face with my own ignornace. Nothing can compete with the bredth and speed of the informational exposure that a well-rounded liberal arts education provides. I have sharpended my quatitative reasoining skills to a point that I never thought possible and am learning to discipline myself and orchestrate my life in ways I never conceived of. I know my experience is not common, and I am coming at this whole intellecual curiosity thing with an esoteric view; with that being said, college does serve to offer a vocational skill set, yes. But it is worthless if you don’t understand who you are and you are unable to tap into your inherent gifts.

Comment on Tips to Squelch Ivory Tower and Grad School Gossip by Yancy

Yancy — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:05:35 +0000

Thanks alot – your answer solved all my problems after several days srtugignlg

Comment on The Wild World of Student Loans: What to Do If You’re in Trouble by Mackie Blanton

Mackie Blanton — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:48:32 +0000

How come February was the last time I received a newsletter from you all? I am noticing this only now because I have been very busy, but I should still have been receiving emails from you.

Comment on Happy Birthday to Us! by dd

dd — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:10:52 +0000

i’m new to this site and want to give a thumbs up to the folks who have left comments wisely explaining certain job situations. it can be hard to not take things personally and all too easy to lapse into bitterness and resentment. i really appreciate the wisdom of some of these folks commenting on the posts and the other comments.

Comment on Tell us something we don’t know: Gladwell on the U.S. News college rankings by Oneal Degrassi

Oneal Degrassi — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:57:23 +0000

You guys are speaking as if the U.S. News college rankings are some sort of “bragging right” or social status. They are published to help potential students (and possibly their parents) to decide which school would fit them best in their particular situation – nothing more, nothing less.

Look at it from this perspective and you may see things a little differently – maybe not. Either way, whether the rankings are objective, ideological, reliable or not, they are meant for potential students…that’s all.

Respectfully,
Oneal Degrassi

Comment on The Pros of Temp Jobs by Judy Crouse

Judy Crouse — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:32:12 +0000

I worked for twenty five years as a temp off and on at 102 different positions’. I worked for 66 different companies of which 23 have gone out of business. I even worked inside a few agencies. I have written a book about my experiences and hope that my readers will take away from my exercises, what not to do, and how to obtain work without relying on these agencies. I have tried to tell my tales with humor, giving credit where credit is due. I am on Facebook and I would love to hear from you. Judy M Crouse My booked is entitled Temp Tales an Expose’! It is available at http://www.friesenpress.com.

Comment on 5 Annoying Personalities You Will Meet in Grad School Programs, and How to Cope With Them by Damion Doan

Damion Doan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:54:26 +0000

The Republican Governors in just about every state appears to be making significant slashes to the higher education investment at state educational facilities and that means college tuition hikes so just how are my supposed to find the money for tuitions today?

Comment on Has Disrespect of Teachers Fueled the Wisconsin Union-Busting Attempt? by annoytheleft

annoytheleft — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:30:30 +0000

Baseless generalizations are no substitute for facts, aifanoregon. The numbers don’t lie: We spend more per student and get markedly shabbier results than other nations.