OMG! Like, how's my hair?!? And, like, can I have a job?

Apparently the Times thinks a serious discussion about how the character traits we like our successful professionals to have are exactly th...

I Have a Dream of a New Pop Music, That Tells the Truth, With a Good Beat and Some Nice Harmonies

So what to make of the reaction to Inside Man's look into the inner workings of his search committee? First, there seems to be some conf...

I Think I Lost It, Let Me Know If You Come Across It

Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick, thinking about publications and Leiter's rankings is freaking me the fuck out. (The Future Dr. Mrs. Dr...

King Volcano gave me numbers.

Apropos of Leiter's post today about his rankings, I bring you the second installment from our dear friend Inside Man. ( Here ’s his ...

Sunday Comics

--Drawn by Soon to be Jaded Dissertator

I'd Rather Be the Pope (Rather be the Pope)

A friend pointed me to something I missed in the October JFP . It's #172. Bellarmine University's looking for someone who does his...

Though You Never Told Me So, Somehow I Know I Never Had a Chance

In comments, Anon. nails one part of the philosophical caste system: What's particularly annoying about the contingent faculty experien...