What does it mean to be a "visiting" assistant professor? Who invented this rather cruel form of professional limbo? Why are more and more junior scholars beginning — and ending — their academic careers as visiting faculty members?
http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/on_the_fence/essay_on_the_flaws_of_becoming_a_visiting_professor
I've seen visiting profs treated awfully, and I'm not too keen on trying to join them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the raffle book! It arrived today. It's pretty awesome to get a book just for commenting.
Btw, it may be hard for those in China to comment on your blog (blogspot is blocked, so no access w/o a VPN), but the posts still show up in Google Reader, etc.