Terrifying times in academia. I was just telling someone yesterday that I had long imagined my eventual "next chapter" should I ever retire from my current career as a high school teacher would be to pursue a Ph.D., having already earned two Master's degrees, one in my twenties and one, after several years in the workforce, in my thirtie…
Terrifying times in academia. I was just telling someone yesterday that I had long imagined my eventual "next chapter" should I ever retire from my current career as a high school teacher would be to pursue a Ph.D., having already earned two Master's degrees, one in my twenties and one, after several years in the workforce, in my thirties. Now in my early fifties, though, I cannot imagine returning to academia, which seems to have turned into a hellscape of threats to academic freedom and free speech from both right and left.
Terrifying times in academia. I was just telling someone yesterday that I had long imagined my eventual "next chapter" should I ever retire from my current career as a high school teacher would be to pursue a Ph.D., having already earned two Master's degrees, one in my twenties and one, after several years in the workforce, in my thirties. Now in my early fifties, though, I cannot imagine returning to academia, which seems to have turned into a hellscape of threats to academic freedom and free speech from both right and left.
Yes, the right and the left, but 99.9% from the left and a sprinkle from the right as far as I can tell.