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January 17, 2011

Monday roundup

A weekly collection of interesting things I find around the Internet. Find something I didn’t? I’d love to hear about it the comments!

What people were talking about this week

There were lots of responses to the anonymous “Because” author I linked last week. A twice-tenured full professor writes “Because No System Defines Me” in response.

Scholars at the American Historical Association’s annual meeting describe higher ed as “in crisis,” largely because of the “ideology and analytical tools of business.”

A scholar argues we need to do more to provide professional development to graduate students.

Alexandra Lord argues that one solution to the job market crisis is to ask the advice of PhD’s employed outside of academia.

A new study demonstrates that the service gender gap is most pronounced at the associate level.

Advice for writing the job application letter.

Workplace benefits for parenting need more people to take advantage of them.

Dr. Crazy gives us her take on why attending the MLA is a good idea even if you aren’t interviewing.

Tenured Radical offers advice on reading teaching evaluations.

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