I admire your writing and insights. I was in an academic institution that valued teaching but was moving to research
productivity, hiring part time instructors to take over classroom duties. I remember being on a workload committee and after many meetings (mostly time wasters) one of my colleagues said our workload policy could be summed up in 4 words....do more, with less. Sigh.
Great piece, Kevin. Thanks for writing it. As someone who has recently left “proper” academia (ie totally bailed on an East coast tenure track position), this really resonates. More people need to talk about it and not be afraid. Also, I can confidently say the blend of excellent research and industry collaboration is thriving at Stanford! Come on over to the peninsula 😉
“I really do want academia to be everything that I thought it was, and that’s why I’ll critique it.”
I can’t remember who stated that we critique what we love because we want it to be better, but that quote/thought came to my mind as I read your words. I hope you find a good match/position where your talents are appreciated. Last, many of us also critique religion for the same reason: we want that to be better too. I appreciate your honesty and candor on both subjects.
I admire your writing and insights. I was in an academic institution that valued teaching but was moving to research
productivity, hiring part time instructors to take over classroom duties. I remember being on a workload committee and after many meetings (mostly time wasters) one of my colleagues said our workload policy could be summed up in 4 words....do more, with less. Sigh.
Great piece, Kevin. Thanks for writing it. As someone who has recently left “proper” academia (ie totally bailed on an East coast tenure track position), this really resonates. More people need to talk about it and not be afraid. Also, I can confidently say the blend of excellent research and industry collaboration is thriving at Stanford! Come on over to the peninsula 😉
“I really do want academia to be everything that I thought it was, and that’s why I’ll critique it.”
I can’t remember who stated that we critique what we love because we want it to be better, but that quote/thought came to my mind as I read your words. I hope you find a good match/position where your talents are appreciated. Last, many of us also critique religion for the same reason: we want that to be better too. I appreciate your honesty and candor on both subjects.