Author Archives: Steve Krause

Two Thoughts on “Volunteer Faculty”

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Steve Krause

It must be after the end of the school year because why else would I have the time and/or motivation to write not one but two blog posts in less than one week! In any event: Just the other day, an associate … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous End of School Year Blog Post

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Steve Krause

I haven’t been writing here much lately (obviously). A lot of it has been I’ve been busy. A lot of it has been because I’ve had nothing I wanted to say– at least not here. A lot of it has … Continue reading →

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Some things I haven’t heard reported (yet) about arming teachers and professors

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Steve Krause

Of course arming teachers is a terrible idea. This is mainly a crazy plan focused on K-12 schools, but there have been shootings on university campuses and talk of arming faculty-types too. So here are a few random thoughts I haven’t … Continue reading →

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So, how hard do I actually work?

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Steve Krause

The answer for anyone in a”tl; dr” mood: when I was in my PhD program, I probably worked 60 or 70 or more hours a week, which is why I was able to finish my doctorate in three years. When … Continue reading →

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The close of my summer off/FRF semester and the return to teaching

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Steve Krause

The book manuscript is getting real. A post shared by Steve Krause (@stevendkrause) on Dec 20, 2017 at 10:36am PST During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, this weird “out of time” time where it’s not always clear what … Continue reading →

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Academic Partnerships, “False EMU” in the news, and finding a concluding “hook” to my book project

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Steve Krause

EMU is in the news once again for the wrong reasons, and interestingly enough, the latest problems are helping me find a conclusion to the book I’m working on. But before I get to that, let me try to explain … Continue reading →

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Remember that racist vandalism at EMU? It’s Complicated

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Steve Krause

About this time last year, I posted here and here about what came to be called the “racist vandalism incidents,” which involved some spray-painting on the side of a building on campus (and some other writings in different places) the “N-word” … Continue reading →

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Potter is not wrong, it’s just…

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Krause

Clair “Tenured Radical” Potter seems to have struck quite the nerve with her Inside Higher Ed column “Angry About Adjuncting? The radical move might be to quit.”  The gist of the column is basically in the title: adjuncts who are angry and … Continue reading →

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On Baking Bread

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Steve Krause

I baked bread again last weekend. That’s not all that unusual; I don’t think I’ve bought bread since March or April. It kind of came up on Instagram and Facebook because my long time friend and colleague (and fellow baker/cook-type) … Continue reading →

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The random opportunities of an alt-ac career path

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Steve Krause

Somehow– I’m not really sure how– I have found myself on an electronic mailing list for the Kimble Group, which is a “recruitment search firm focused on the hiring needs of Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses nationwide.” … Continue reading →

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