Bullied by a professor; what to do?
My anatomy professor is bullying me, and it's taking a toll on my grades, and mental health. I'm reviewing all of my coursework together with her next semester; how do I assert that I have been treated...
View ArticleOnly Sort of Leaving Academia? Affiliate Research Professor?
My husband just got a job offer that we can't refuse. I am a tenured professor in the arts at a large state doctoral research institution. We really have to move. My husband's new job will cover both...
View ArticlePregnant academic: due date and second job interview in the same week
I did a Skype interview for an assistant professor position this past Friday and I believe that it went really well, committee said I will "definitely" be hearing from them within two weeks. Two weeks...
View ArticleI hate my (university) students
I am a professor. I teach an advanced course in a technical (engineering) subject at a prestigious research university. I have concluded that my students have completely unreasonable expections, and I...
View ArticleNegotiating in India-- difficulty level: academia
The fantastic news: after several years floating around on 10 month contracts, picking up freelance editing work for peanuts, and generally wringing our hands about the future, my husband and I got...
View ArticleBalancing a Bicoastal Baby
Guyagonalize has been invited to spend a pre-tenure sabbatical year in California, taking us away from our home on the East Coast. We're all fired up to go, but turns out I'm knocked up! This is our...
View ArticleWhat's the movie about a depressed professor with a bomb?
What's the movie I watched a few years ago about an old depressed professor who took steps to bring a bomb to school? I believe he taught film and I recall the students mocking him behind his back....
View ArticleEmail etiquette for the socially oblivious
I sent an email to a professor two weeks ago and have not heard back. He is very nice, and I think he just missed my email. How should I politely phrase a follow-up email? Assume I am so oblivious...
View ArticleAcademic Rank Decisions
I am faculty at a public university and am being aggressively recruited by a larger, far better funded public university in a different state-but to come in at a lower academic rank. In my current...
View ArticleFood for Hungry College Students (Professor Edition)
I teach a college class of 12 students who are in the middle of a stressful semester, and I'd like to give them a little tasty treat. But what to get? I was thinking bagels and cream cheese (also with...
View ArticleOn being practical about what you want in a career
I work a dead-end job, but I don't know what my next steps can be. The only career paths I think I actually want -- in libraries or universities -- are the kinds of things people warn you against. How...
View ArticleMoving Between Academic Positions and Two Body Problem Negotiations
What is typically possible to negotiate to help resolve the two body problem in academia? Especially where the 2nd body doesn’t have a PhD. I am currently an associate professor at a mid-size private...
View ArticleLump sum paycheck taxes?
I am a professor and I work on a 9 month contract, but the pay is stretched over 12 months and paid out every 2 weeks. I am moving to a different university so I resigned from my current one, which...
View ArticleList of open part-time academic jobs (adjunct faculty)?
Where exactly are these job ads posted? I'm looking to teach part-time (for health reasons, and because I'm limited by location, I cannot realistically pursue a full time tenure track position - which...
View Articledata science + libraries + education + research
I've been teaching data skills with a masters in and out of libraries. I ALSO see the appeal of pursuing a phd to go a more traditional faculty route. How would you compare instructional librarianship...
View ArticleConcerns about grad school professor
I just started a part-time certificate/master's program for analytics. It meets once a week on Thursday nights because we all work. The professor hasn't posted anything for the coming class and it's...
View ArticleSuccessful Bluejeans breakout sessions?
Have you had success using breakout sessions / breakout rooms in BlueJeans? We've been trying to use BlueJeans for a college language class, but we're finding it buggy. Students end up stuck by...
View ArticleBooks for a Newly Minted Academic
My brother finished his PhD in the spring (computer science/machine learning), and is applying to faculty jobs. For Christmas, he asked for books about tenure or professorship or faculty topics, to...
View ArticleGrading a group project when one group member slacks off
I'm faced with a tricky, college-level grading issue: Two members of a three-person group claim that the third member barely did anything on a group project; that third member claims he contributed an...
View ArticleHow do I make sure that my professors know me (online, non-sync program)
I am starting up a fully-online, non-synchronous course. How do I make sure my professors know who I am, for future letters of recommendation? I'm usually a self-sufficient student who researches the...
View ArticleHow to Improve Communication with Professor
I keep clashing with my rhetoric professor. Antagonizing her is the last thing I want to do, but I have to ask questions and participate, and it keeps happening anyway. How do I change this dynamic?...
View ArticleIs it appropiate to recommend a book or two to a Professor?
I would like to recommend my Professor a few books (through email) they may like, but I am not sure if it's too forward or best to wait until after I have finished their course? I don't wish to come...
View ArticleDeveloped feelings for my professor and can't seem to shake it off?
Hi. I am mature female student entering my last year at university. And I developed feelings for my female professor and I cannot seem to move on for some reason and it is causing me some mental health...
View ArticleWhat would happen if a student got drunk and harassed a Prof in e-mail?
I was curious to know, what would happen if a university student got really drunk and e-mailed their professor and harassed them or got angry with them? Would they likely get expelled or in huge trouble?
View ArticleIf a Professor lusts after a student is it considered sexual harassment?
A close friend of mine confided and said a Professor was lusting after her in class and would not break eye contact and did the elevator eyes and copulation gaze. It made her uncomfortable. Is this...
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