Faculty
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This Place Proves That Health Should Not Be a Commodity
This is a selection from my first novel Remus College. If you enjoy it, please consider purchasing it from Amazon right here. Another year, another homecoming week at Remus. All the fun and frolicking of the older alumni making passes… Continue reading
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Call Me, Maybe?
I am writing this while I am still waiting for a potential gig to offer me a contract. As of now, none of the places I visited has sent me any notice regarding the job I applied for at their… Continue reading
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Squatter’s Rights
As of now, I am sitting in what I would assume is no longer my office. The school held the graduation ceremony a while ago, and no one has approached me about my keys yet. I am not complaining about… Continue reading
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My Farewell Letter to the Campus
This is a redacted letter that I wrote and planted in various places across the campus of Romulus University. It will serve as a time capsule in the event that someone actually finds one of these letters. I am not… Continue reading
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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
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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
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We’re Glad You’re Here, I Guess a.k.a Campus Visit #3
I am starting to expect that campus visits will be either hot or cold, given my third trip into the final candidacy phase of the job search. My first visit was cold and calculating, with a hint of quiet desperation… Continue reading
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I Hope All of Your Firings Go Well
This interview season was a wild one. I’ve talked to so many different search committees that I can barely remember where any of the proposed positions might be. Honestly, I have applied to so many different places that I couldn’t… Continue reading
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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
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This is a Little More Like It a.k.a. Campus Visit #2
We’re back with another tale from a new campus visit. As before, I’ll share highlights and assign a grade for this trip. If you’re worried about suspense, I’ll say now that this place will earn high marks. Now that the… Continue reading
