Bad Habits & Other Reasons to Flee Academia
In this post: I review former academic turned novelist Amy Gentry's latest thriller "Bad Habits" and its reminder of the crucial role of imagination.
Read MorePost-PhD: 18 Months Later
In this post: I talk about what I've learned about how to exist as an educator and how to extend that beyond the context of academia.
Read MoreAcademic Relapse, Part 3: Total Recall
In this post: I talk about the consequences of my academic relapse and how academia shapes us.
Read MoreAcademic Relapse, Part 2: The Return
In this post: I talk about professor salaries and the declining availability of tenue positions within the university in relation to money allocation.
Read MoreAcademic Relapse, Part 1: Time Travel
In this post: I talk about my role as a polarizing figure in academia, and the story of the day I decided not to remove my posts.
Read MoreNo Money, Mo Problems: An American Reality
In this post: A retelling of my day in court and what I learned.
Read MoreWhy I Am Still Fighting
In this post: I talk about the immense value to be found in the pursuit of knowledge and the importance of the project of academia.
Read MoreCall for Support: Keep Post-Ph.D. The Blog Up
In this post: I talk about being served with a lawsuit by my former advisor, alleging conspiracy and defamation in response to my Why I Left Academia blog posts.
Read More'No One's Interested in Backstories'
In this post: I talk about my former department's response to my blog and what it has shown me about the toxicity of academic culture.
Read MoreWhy I Left Academia: Part Three
In this post: Part three of Why I Left Academia. About what happens in the aftermath of intellectual trauma.
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