On academic blogs
(Sorry I have not said much recently. I have been meaning to respond to Jaime's entry on the cont/analytic post but things have been a little crazy.)
You all may have run across the article Ivan Tribble in the Chronicle. (It requires subscription; let me know you have no means of getting the piece.) It basically advised folks on the market, as well as young untenured faculty to worry about their blogs. Tribble contended that since hiring committee members tend to google candidates, having a blog — personal or professional — may hurt one's chances.
I just read this piece about someone getting fired because of a blog. Granted, she was fired from DeVry and not Harvard, but it does show that this could be an issue.
On our blog, mostly folks who have a phd AND a job post stuff. Nothing here is of the nature that would be detrimental to our careers either, I think. Would anonymous blogs be better?
You all may have run across the article Ivan Tribble in the Chronicle. (It requires subscription; let me know you have no means of getting the piece.) It basically advised folks on the market, as well as young untenured faculty to worry about their blogs. Tribble contended that since hiring committee members tend to google candidates, having a blog — personal or professional — may hurt one's chances.
I just read this piece about someone getting fired because of a blog. Granted, she was fired from DeVry and not Harvard, but it does show that this could be an issue.
On our blog, mostly folks who have a phd AND a job post stuff. Nothing here is of the nature that would be detrimental to our careers either, I think. Would anonymous blogs be better?
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