Aug 21st, 2008
Haven’t been writing/posting here much. Had to prioritize putting together my tenure portfolio. Having rid my shoulders of that weight (literally and figuratively), I look forward to writing more here. For now, I thought I’d let you know what I wrote about my blog in my tenure narrative. First, I began my section on “scholarship” [...]
Been blogging less frequently lately, mostly because the tenure application deadline looms LARGE. But, I got a bit riled up after reading an article that Kevin Jarrett pointed out via Twitter. Blogging under the auspices of The Wall Street Journal (a highly respectable publication), John J. Edwards III wrote about a forthcoming book by two [...]
May 17th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, Cathy Nelson tagged me for this. I was honored and eager to do this; I think this is a great opportunity for both self-reflection and to put my cards on the table for my readers to get to know me a bit more. I’m going to take a slightly different [...]
May 8th, 2008
On occasion, I find myself itching to compose a post for this blog relating to some aspect of my work. Often, I end up stopping myself because…well…umm…because I’m scared. You see, I’m an untenured professor in a world (academia) that largely doesn’t get this whole blogging thing. It is (I’m afraid to say) still a [...]
Apr 12th, 2008
You’re breaking up with me? I thought we had something… So many comments/pingbacks/etc. Be careful what you wish for? A few thoughts, comments, replies, etc to Scott et al… First, I just want to be VERY clear that I NEVER used the word “elite” or any form of that word in any of my posts. [...]