Failing Upwards

administration

  • The Braintrust is Secure

    As I mentioned in my previous post, I am witnessing a number of moves at Romulus University that are slowly inching this institution into impending doom. When I went to my employee appreciation meeting to receive my service award and… Continue reading

    The Braintrust is Secure

  • Here is Your Award, Now Get Out

    I believe that the academic equivalent of the pizza party for office workers is the Employee Appreciation Awards. At first glance, the concept sounds nice and recognizes the hard work we put in every day. If nothing else, it’s an… Continue reading

    Here is Your Award, Now Get Out

  • Our Academic Cabinet is Bare

    After my latest campus visit, I returned to find a massive shakeup in the academic cabinet at Romulus University. Life seems to work that way. You leave home base for a brief moment, and everything changes. It’s like when you… Continue reading

    Our Academic Cabinet is Bare

  • Concrete Proof That We Have No Idea What We Are Doing.

    It is time for another thrilling edition of Painting the Roses Red at Romulus University. The series where I look at the absurd ideas our administration is concocting to make our institution look good, even though there are several areas… Continue reading

    Concrete Proof That We Have No Idea What We Are Doing.

  • Am I in The Middle of Downfall?

    Regardless of your opinion of the movie Downfall, it sheds light on the last days of the administration that ran the Third Reich. You are watching people who know that the inevitable is upon them as the Soviet Army is… Continue reading

    Am I in The Middle of Downfall?

  • An Athletic Club With An Educational Annex

    There is a sketch from Saturday Night Live in which a football player, played by John Cena, is taking his final exam in a science class. While the other students present work appropriate to the course, Cena has several bananas… Continue reading

    An Athletic Club With An Educational Annex

  • Here is a Plaque, Now Smile Like You Mean It

    With all of the department’s calamities during my second year, there was one bright spot for me. As the school year ended, I received a notice from an academic journal that they wanted to publish my research article. The piece… Continue reading

    Here is a Plaque, Now Smile Like You Mean It

  • Mandatory Fun

    I am not a fan of this time of year. There are several reasons for this, but I am not here to expound my December-related traumas. I think I could fill the entire website with all my rationales, but it… Continue reading

    Mandatory Fun

  • Hired to do one thing, but has to do another

    I understand that working at a SLAC often means people will “wear many hats”. I was well aware of this during my time at Remus College. I taught full-time, oversaw a student organization, assisted with student video broadcasting, and served… Continue reading

    Hired to do one thing, but has to do another

  • Potpourri of Problems

    At the end of the semester, I decided to put together a collection of laughable gaffes happening at Romulus that couldn’t appropriately fill an article. Below is a list of small pieces of litter that contribute to the construction of… Continue reading

    Potpourri of Problems