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“And I would eliminate MLA interviews. In a half-hour interview, hiring committees learn much about …

“And I would eliminate MLA interviews. In a half-hour interview, hiring committees learn much about …

by Beverly | Aug 11, 2017 | Universities

"And I would eliminate MLA interviews. In a half-hour interview, hiring committees learn much about a job candidate — but not what they think they are learning. Instead, committees make determinations about a candidate’s gender, race, ethnicity, age,...
Universities May Be Contributing to High Attrition Rates Among Graduate Students – The Atlantic

Universities May Be Contributing to High Attrition Rates Among Graduate Students – The Atlantic

by Beverly | May 14, 2017 | Universities

Universities May Be Contributing to High Attrition Rates Among Graduate Students – The AtlanticUniversities themselves may be contributing to burnout.This was posted on Google+
Book argues that faculty members of color going up for tenure are judged by different standard than white peers

Book argues that faculty members of color going up for tenure are judged by different standard than white peers

by Beverly | Dec 8, 2016 | Racism in the US, Universities

Book argues that faculty members of color going up for tenure are judged by different standard than white peers New book argues that sometimes faculty members of color going up for tenure are judged by a higher standard than are their white peers. This was posted on...
Avoid gender bias when writing letters of recommendation.

Avoid gender bias when writing letters of recommendation.

by Beverly | Oct 19, 2016 | Foreign languages, Humanities Education, Teaching, Universities

Avoid gender bias when writing letters of recommendation.?This was posted on Google+
Surprise: Humanities Degrees Provide Great Return On Investment

Surprise: Humanities Degrees Provide Great Return On Investment

by Beverly | Nov 5, 2015 | Humanities Education, Universities

Surprise: Humanities Degrees Provide Great Return On InvestmentThe conventional wisdom is that humanities majors are wasting all that tuition money and dooming themselves to lives of underemployment. The conventional wisdom is wrong. Humanities degrees are actually...
Encarnacion Gutierrez Rodriguez: This paper discusses the positioning of Women and Gender Studies (WGS…

Encarnacion Gutierrez Rodriguez: This paper discusses the positioning of Women and Gender Studies (WGS…

by Beverly | Nov 2, 2015 | Feminism, Racism in Europe, Universities

Encarnacion Gutierrez Rodriguez: This paper discusses the positioning of Women and Gender Studies (WGS) and Gender Studies (GS) within the neoliberal university by focusing particularly on the dynamics of exclusion resulting from institutional racism and migration...
College tuition is getting more expensive. Here’s who’s actually to blame.

College tuition is getting more expensive. Here’s who’s actually to blame.

by Beverly | Apr 9, 2015 | Universities

College tuition is getting more expensive. Here’s who’s actually to blame.The real reason is more nuanced than what a recent New York Times piece suggests.This was posted on Google+
Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous

Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous

by Beverly | Mar 27, 2015 | Humanities Education, Universities

Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerousAlongside technical skills, America needs the creativity that a liberal arts education provides.This was posted on Google+
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Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture

"Weber's study undertakes a much-needed comprehensive investigation of the contemporary 'regime of gender violence,' that is, the key role violence has played in defining the position of Muslims in the German public sphere (in the larger European context). Through nuanced theorizing as well as careful historical contextualization, Weber develops an intersectional framework for analyzing gendered violence in a way that does not reinforce racialized discourses of cultural and/or religious difference." [more...]

Palgrave Macmillan, January 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-00708-7, ISBN10: 1-137-00708-7
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