Here's a good opportunity to help you finish your Ph.D.: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. From their website: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or … [Read more...] about Fellowship Opportunity in Humanities and Social Sciences
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Political Expression on Campus
Is there an election this year or something? Obviously, politics is on everyone's minds, but I don't want to get into a debate about politics, but rather a debate about, er, politics. Specifically, political expression on campus by faculty. Recently, the University of Illinois issued a memo directing its professors (as employees of the state) not to wear political buttons, put political bumper stickers on their cars, or attend political rallies on campus. The memo has since been modified, but is still an issue of … [Read more...] about Political Expression on Campus
Who do you trust? Google and information gathering
How do we find, evaluate, share, and use on-line resources/data? In this morning's Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education, I came across the post Thinking About Truth, Lies, and the Power of Google. The flow of comments focused upon librarians, the vetting of information, and the current election (what article doesn't relate to McCain/Palin and now I'm even doing it!). Out of curiosity, I followed the link to the original post on the ACRLog (i.e., Association of College and Research Libraries: … [Read more...] about Who do you trust? Google and information gathering
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Science Out in the Open Young scientists making their research results open to the public, challenging the standard means of publishing results, and opening themselves up to criticism. Out in the Open (Boston Globe) (HT: Culture Making) Historically Black Colleges Producing More PhDs After falling for several years, the number of PhD recipients produced by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is on the rise. Who Produces Black Ph.D.'s? (Inside Higher Ed) Teach Them to Challenge … [Read more...] about Links
Finding the Fit at a Small College
The Chronicle of Higher Education's On Hiring blog posted last week about finding a fit at small colleges. Some faculty relish their work at small liberal arts colleges, while others find the atmosphere burdensome. The post and the comments that follow it offer some excellent advice, both to job seekers and to those seeking to hire at small colleges. At The Well, the excellent website of our fellow InterVarsity ministry Women in the Academy and the Professions, Dorothy Boorse, associate professor of biology at Gordon … [Read more...] about Finding the Fit at a Small College