Le samedi

18/01/2014

→I woke up and did not even have to talk myself into getting up, so I must be improving. I have had good dreams for two days. I still say I threw my life away. However, I am only teaching three classes and they are all interesting. →This blog gathered together some interesting old posts, … More Le samedi

Thomas

17/01/2014

We live in a corporate state and corporatism is always in danger of turning fascist. One of the signs, in my opinion, is what Heidegger called “an atmosphere of incisiveness”, i.e., the idea that we’ve got to “get out there” and “get our teeth into it” and “get the thing done”. Something important is lost … More Thomas

Le matin

17/01/2014

We had this very good first day of classes yesterday and I am happy today. It is amazing how quickly you can heal your organism if you set your intentions in that way and turn your attention to it. Last year at this time I was waking up in the morning with my mind stayed … More Le matin

Blogenspiel

16/01/2014

I should read Blogenspiel more often. Perhaps we all should. Not just on the adjunct “crisis” but on the Adler issue and surely, on more. Easily Distracted also has a good post on the adjunct “crisis.” It is not just new workers vs. artisans, though, I intuit: it is also graduate students against each other, … More Blogenspiel

Cinque

16/01/2014

Five months un-depressed. (This running outfit I threw together is so comfortable and also charming that I wish I could go teach in it.) Running is a truly excellent activity and this is a very good time of year to do it. What I was thinking as I woke up: that I do not have … More Cinque

Stamani

14/01/2014

Perhaps one can consider caring for oneself, believing in oneself, as a first and not last order of the day. This is what I thought of, with the sun rising, on the theme of integration, self-care, self-love, and becoming strong enough to move ahead. “Stamani mi sono disteso / in un’urna d’acqua…” #OccupyHE Axé.

What would you do?

14/01/2014

What I just said on e-mail: Est-ce que j’ai dit oui a cette date et oublié? Je ne m’en souviens pas et je ne trouve rien dans le courriel de l’automne. Parlons cette semaine, à voir s’il y a une solution — je ne veux pas détruire le programme. What it is about: Last spring … More What would you do?

What we could do to contribute to solving the “adjunct crisis”

14/01/2014

We have 3 research faculty with PhDs and 5 instructors with MAs, and we give 68 regular courses per year. PhDs make on average $50K, and instructors on average $40K, so we have $350K in salary among us. We are all on the machine-run budget, i.e. on hard money lines, not soft money (the adjunct … More What we could do to contribute to solving the “adjunct crisis”