Practical Academics
@practicalac
a narrative-driven project aimed at rethinking what it means to be an academic and cultivating "scholarship from below" through dialogue and storytelling
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We're happy to announce that our Religions Texas initiative, a partnership with UT-Austin Religious Studies, has been awarded a grant from @HLuceFdn! liberalarts.utexas.edu/rs/news/14233
Resisting Greatness, a piece by @tiffanypuett practicalac.org/2019/02/04/res…
New on the blog from @anniecwalker: The traps of vocational roles practicalac.org/2019/01/31/the… #practicalac
"Yes, it’s tough for faculty who have worked...in academia for years to prepare students to work outside it. But there are some simple, concrete, and effective things you can do, starting right now.” Read more from @Joe_Fru on our #ReinventThePhD blog: tinyurl.com/ybdj8xkq
Native Identity and the Reality of Invisibility practicalac.org/2019/01/21/nat… via @wordpressdotcom
Rest in peace, Mary Oliver. May your words continue to move us to tell our stories with wonder and see our lives with astonishment. “Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver
Teaching classes at two different places, grant prepping for non-profit, organizing oral history project, interviewing interns, prepping workshop on being an #upstander-- what does your #practicalac week look like?
Feeling the #impostersyndrome? Hating that you can't land an interview or campus visit on the #academic #jobmarket? Have a job or tenure, but you're still unhappy? There's still work for you to do—time to recognize #yourworth. shaynasheinfeld.com/blog/recognizi…
The academic 'gig economy' isn't just adjuncts: universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/… via @ua_magazine
Much more info is coming soon, but here’s the teaser flier for the summer seminar for our graduate certificate. It’ll feature discussions of public humanities, a career fair, and site visits to see where Humanities PhDs are working.
Our first conversation! "Rethinking What It Means to Be an Academic"youtu.be/r-uD9dr65X8 via @YouTube #practicalac #altac
We're launching a new narrative-driven initiative to rethink & reframe what it means to be an academic in outside the norm of the tenure track. Online conversations and an oral history project coming soon! #practicalac #altac
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