There's a very interesting article today at the Chronicle of Higher Education, How to Be Happy in Academe ($) by Gregory Pence, professor of philosophy at Alabama-Birmingham. He's writing about how career expectations can become defeaters, leading you to feel depressed about perfectly fine academic work. He shares his own tangled path from New York City to Birmingham, and how much more rewarding his "Plan B" has become than he ever expected. Compare Pence's article to two recent articles published on InterVarsity … [Read more...] about Happiness in Academe
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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