Many of you undoubtedly already follow Dr. John Fea’s blog at the Messiah College History Department. His latest “virtual office hours” ask some FAQs about his blog, including the one I really wanted to know about how he manages his time with it. I found his answer to be quite interesting. The other questions are intriguing as well. Give him a listen:
http://www.philipvickersfithian.com/2013/04/virtual-office-hours-episode-15.html
CFH member and OK State grad student Mary Sanders sent over this article from the Chronicle.
It highlights a rather tragic story about colleagues competing in the same job market. This is a sensitive subject for some of us… especially if we end up competing in a similar CCCU job market.
So… hoping to conjure some good discussion here:
How does this change with us being fellow Christians?
What is a “right spirit” in this situation?
How are you, or how have you navigated the job market when it comes to colleagues, friends, and brothers/sisters in Christ?
Check out Paul Harvey’s review of John Fea’s book *Was America Founded as a Christian Nation*. If you don’t know, now ya know.
Here’s an interesting article for those of you out there contemplating teaching as a career. And for some who are in the process of developing your own teaching style.
Ah yes, the proverbial elephant in the Higher Ed room. Check out this article from the Chronicle.
What do you, grad members of the CFH, think of online education? For those of us considering the “job market,” we must be prepared to discuss and evaluate, if not participate in it.
The American Conservative has an interesting article on the Civil War 150th event at First Bull Run.
(Thanks again to TWOILH for finding this link.)
Well it’s summer. You’ve put the books down (haha!), you’re spending time with family (who?), and you’re contemplating the depths of frisbee golf or lawn darts.
It’s still important to get and stay connected. If your only graduate school connections are those in your department, be sure to take note of some external resources. Check this out:
http://onlinemastersdegree.org/40-must-read-forums-for-grad-students/
The one that readers of this blog would most be interested in is probably InterVarsity. However, the rest of the list is intriguing. Enjoy!
It’s not an “official” part of graduate school, but it seems as though the Humanities Net (http://h-net.org/) has become an important facet of graduate school life.
What is it? H-Net is a series of lists. Students and professors sign up via email and get discussion comments/questions via email. Scholars contribute book reviews, discussions, and share important announcements.
Why do people us it? It’s a simple way to stay “connected” but it is also quite simple to just delete the emails if they are uninteresting. It is a bit like watching the news ticker on TV in that sometimes the items catch your eye, but many times they do not.
Why you should be on H-“Whatever your specialty is” – Basically, this allows you to stay connected (as I mentioned), but it also helps keep the ear to the ground of conferences and job postings. Even though I’m not “on the market” yet, I still have an opportunity to see what’s going on with job and fellowship announcements. Also, it can be a publication opportunity. Students find H-Net to be a widely-read, yet low stress publication opportunity for book reviews. Students can/should also use the network to put together panels for national conferences. Sometimes committees will not accept one graduate paper to a national conference (AHA, OAH, etc.) but with a strong panel (including a known commenter), the committee is more willing to accept the panel.
For the sake of discussion, do any other grad students have horror stories about H-Net? Anyone want to agree or disagree with this advice? Feel free to comment.
Check out this story in the Chronicle of Higher Ed about paranoia among graduate students.
Interesting. Any thoughts? Comments? Questions? Concerns?
The Chronicle of Higher Ed has an interesting article from Timothy Beal about the life and death of the Bible. Check it out.
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