Tag: Academia

  • Goodbye Georgia Perimeter College and Hello Georgia State University

    Last week, the Board of Regents approved the merger of Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia State University.  The consolidation of the two schools will result in the new GSU having over 50,000 students–making it the largest university in the state.  A lot of details about the merger are unknown including how exactly it will take…

  • SAMLA 86

    Time is running out to register at a discounted rate for this year’s SAMLA conference.  It takes place November 7-9, focuses on “Sustainability and the Humanities,” and features talks by Dr. Ursula K. Heise and Wendell Berry.  For more information on the conference, hotel information, panels, and schedule, visit this page.  I’m particularly interested in…

  • NeMLA 2014

    NeMLA 2014

    I just got back from this year’s NeMLA convention in Harrisburg, PA. I enjoyed the city and got to meet some cool people doing some cool stuff.  I was excited to hear on a panel called “Fiction as Pedagogy” that MLA will be publishing a collection on service learning and literary studies.  I can’t wait…

  • Why Some Academics Publish More

    A new study suggests that “motivation and the ability to network have a far greater impact on research productivity than age, gender, job satisfaction, managerial support or teaching load.”  This comes as good news.  I have been reading a lot lately about women in academia, and the unique challenges that professor-moms face (you can read…