I think he was talking to me when he said:
“If anyone reading this is questioning their decisions or considering doing something other than what they are “supposed” to do, my advice to you is to find a way to make your career what you want it to be – maybe that’s tenure, or maybe that’s hodgepodging the job you want.”
Because I love my students and am inspired by our engagement, but I don’t like the system that brings us together. #upsetthesetup
Dr. Christopher White is one of a growing number of academics who have pursued an alternative academic career (or “Alt-Ac“). In this guest blog post, he reflects on the uncertainty and self-doubt, as well as the joys and triumphs, that he has experienced in defining his academic career on his own terms. See Dr. White’s full biography at the end.
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I’m Such A Loser (But My Life Is Fucking Fantastic!)
For the past decade or so, I have spent the first weekend of every November at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS – pronounced “quad ess”), a place that has become my academic home complete with a wonderful group of friends who have become a family of sorts for me. It has become one of the most important events of the year for me because it is not only a…
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I love this! He makes me feel so much better about not knowing exactly what I want to do. I’m in the “I know I don’t want to do this” stage of my life. He gives me hope. What success looks like for others will probably look little different for me.
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Hope = still wishing I coulda made a FT job out of that painting gig–it was like doodling for dollars. And I’m quite a good doodler. If I found that obscure gig, I have faith that I will find my way.
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