I do not therefore expect any grand restructuring
of academe in the near future, and I would myself shrink back from participating in such a venture.
APSA supports political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and
outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics.
«We're able to attract people
from academe because of our emphasis on basic discovery.
Good for the home grown quota and boost
for academe system.
Kristina Lejon, a former Stanford University postdoc now at Umeå University, is one of the few Ph.D. s in medical biosciences who has managed to stay on
within academe in Sweden.
«Topics include law school life, law school curricula, experiential legal education, the admissions and application process for law school, developments in
legal academe, and much more.»
DAAD works to foster connections between scholars and institutions in North America and their counterparts in Germany by offering a number of programs to strengthen the links
between academe in Germany and North America.
He began his career in
academe as a public policy professor.
I'd already been told that I'd never make it, going from the world of
academe into sales.
Although also considering other postdoc positions, he expects that he'll soon be
leaving academe because «I'd like less praise and more in my wallet.»
The only problem
with academe is the number of people out there vying for each academic position.
So with Michelle's participation [as a curator of the Whitney Biennial] we may see a greater openness to artists who have independently developed valuation systems and uses for art that depart from those reinforced
by academe and the marketplace.»
In partnership with Waldorf schools all over the world, students
at Academe of the Oaks have the opportunity to study abroad.
Certainly, industry has been claiming for years that engineers in
academe don't produce the type of research that is very useful.
The bottom line: This is a serious but highly imperfect attempt to
nudge academe to do more to recognize and encourage scholarship which engages the real world of practice and policy.
«We rely more
on academe rather than hiring from other companies,» Scheller says.
The real problem with political
science academe today isn't that the professoriate's leading lights and prominent graduates are incapable of disseminating impactful ideas.
After identifying potentially compatible careers, attention turns to learning about and acquiring the qualifications needed to become a plausible job candidate — which for jobs outside
academe generally do not include a postdoc but may include knowledge and experience gained through courses, volunteering, internships, or other means.
Despite differing drastically in the topics they study, the research methods they use, the sources of their funding, and many other respects, these disciplines differ hardly at all in «the enormous role of institutional prestige in shaping faculty hiring
across academe,» the authors found.
Same goes to all those of his colleagues in
academe who've been peddling similar nonsense about climate change, sea level rises, ocean acidification, species extinction and extreme weather.
Another scheme is bringing industrial «moles» into the heart of
academe through Industrial Impact Fellowships.
A jazz
academe hybrid of John Houseman's Harvard law prof in The Paper Chase and R. Lee Ermey's drill instructor in Full Metal Jacket, he has the power to make careers and destroy young students» minds.
According to a report from the BBC, Ofsted's chief inspector believes that
many academes are sitting on large amounts of money that could be used to improve standards.
The Groves of
Academe turns a satirical eye on academic politics in the age of the Red Scare.
William Dutton — Get Ready to Meet the Fifth Estate — how networked individuals and institutions are
reshaping academe (Oxford Internet Institute)
Ph.D. s seeking careers outside of
academe constantly hear about how important it is to let potential employers know about skills honed on campus that can translate to a new work environment.
Furthermore,
if academe considers «the sole purpose of a Ph.D. in science... to be to prepare future educators in science, a surplus of scientists (often evidenced as a surplus of Post-Doctorate researchers) seems inevitable.»
A spate of recent books presents a wide range of analyses — and some common answers — about what ails academe
OTTAWA — Flush with revenues from an unprecedented economic boom, the Canadian government last week unveiled a series of budget initiatives that would
reinvigorate academe while making major thrusts in high - energy physics, genomics, and environmental technologies.
In - house pilot - plant facilities allow scale - up of processes and products for fast commercial development — something, Evans says, that is more problematic in
European academe.
The couple is hopeful that a tenure - track post will open up for him at Knox, although they are aware now of how
fickle academe can be.
You might call these individuals crazy, but most in the world of
academe call them postdocs.
If she hadn't finally landed a tenure - track job in sociology at Georgia State this year, Ms. Simonds says she might have left
academe altogether.
Since she
joined academe, Ms. Roin and her husband have been visiting professors together at Harvard, Northwestern, and Yale Universities, and at the University of Michigan.
And thus as research funding and careers become ever more precarious, the groves of
academe now reverberate to the sound of bandwagons carrying hordes of physicists on what they hope will be a voyage of discovery — but which could take them round and round in circles.
For both types of scientist,
academe paid considerably less than industry, government, and nonprofits.
As we have previously mentioned, economists with less flair for dramatic examples have long made a similar point by
comparing academe to so - called «tournament» labor markets like professional sports and rock music.
Worthwhile science, these academics believe, necessarily follows the norms and values that
govern academe.
The plan «does not come at men's expense,» Van Dijck stresses, because regular election rounds, which allow 16 members annually into the pinnacle of
Dutch academe, will continue.
They seem to appreciate that «you understand that there's a cultural difference [between industry and
academe] and you're working to bridge that gap.»
There is also a question over
whether academe will be willing to forgo the money it gains from spin - out work by its academics.
The fact, noted by Aviv, that he comes from a family of modest educational attainment makes his swift ascent through
elite academe — Harvard University bachelor's degree, UC Berkeley Ph.D. in 3.5 years followed by a tenure - track job, and tenure by 30 — all the more impressive.
As Mason and Goulden put it in their 2004
Academe article, «Do Babies Matter?
One by one, we learn that Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) is an attention - seeking kleptomaniac, Brian Johnson (Hall) is a suicidal flare gun -
wielding academe who can't make an elephant lamp to save his life, John Bender is Judd Nelson, and Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez) can get high and tape everybody's buns together.