Opinion

By now we have all heard the numbers telling us how large the stimulus package will be that we hope...

There are many temptations in the big city for a couple of fellers in from the literary countryside. Today was...

The destructive impact of a form of discrimination shouldn't be used to justify solutions that may amount to public relations and violate the rights of innocent faculty members, writes Gary Rhoades.

Peggy Orenstein’s recent column in the New York Times about parental fears in response to a USA Today report on...

A new correspondent writes: I will be graduating from a smaller campus of a Big 10 University this May with...

Greenback U has a lot of recycling containers on campus. Many are for paper only, some are for paper and...

I will be graduating from a smaller campus of a Big 10 University this May with a degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities. I have some definite concerns as I enter into the job market, being especially considerate of our economic situation right now. From the time that I began grad school two years ago, I knew that I wanted to teach.I will happily take a job anywhere I can get one! My first concern is that my degree is actually in Humanities, even though I concentrated in English Lit and Rhet/Comp. ( I have 6 credits of Rhet/Comp Theory and 15 in Lit, along with some theory classes and the typical research methods/thesis writing courses). I know I will be applying to many different schools, from community colleges to state universities and smaller liberal arts colleges. Do I tailor my CV, and for that matter, my cover letter to fit in with each "type" of school? How do I emphasize my competence in the Rhet Comp/English Lit area, especially since I have no real teaching experience?

I’ve been planning a birthday party this week with my daughter. Her birthday is Feb. 13, sandwiched right in between...