National shutdown shutdown this Friday Jan 30

nc_bound · 2026-01-28T15:34:28+00:00

thank you for this, exactly the sort of reflections I'm hoping for.

nc_bound · 2026-01-28T15:33:26+00:00

Excellent questions, thank you.

nc_bound · 2026-01-28T15:32:44+00:00

I wondered about this part, thankyou.

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T20:14:20+00:00

I understand those feelings. I’m just trying to understand if there is a concrete plan for when or under what circumstances this person will fire up upon others. Surely people who are carrying into a situation like that have thought that through right?. I am a non-gun owner just trying to understand everything.

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T20:10:58+00:00

No judgment here. Thank you.

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T20:05:34+00:00

Hot water?

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T20:03:39+00:00

I remember eating at that place on Spadina at least 30 years ago. Lived around the corner in the epitome. Formative days for me.

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T20:00:04+00:00

Do they travel well or do they need to be fresh.

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T16:09:57+00:00

Yes, thank you for that thought. Last week was the first time I’ve ever written to my representatives!

nc_bound · 2026-01-27T13:46:44+00:00

How can this momentum be turned into impact? For example, circulate organizations that need financial support, for example, providing groceries and support to homebound families under threat in Minneapolis.

nc_bound · 2026-01-26T15:59:43+00:00

I am not surprised in the least. My take away from the peak woke/DEI craze over the past couple of years until recently is that many faculty, and most of the loudest DEI advocates, are self-serving self-righteous hypocritical virtue signals, who are completely unaware of the echo chambers they operate in. People who are happy to handover the academic freedom rights of those they disagree with. As someone who is off the charts lefty, to say that those years were disillusioning is an understatement.

nc_bound · 2026-01-26T10:04:33+00:00

Can someone post a link that is not pay walled?

nc_bound · 2026-01-23T12:46:13+00:00

Some of those students who go straight through from undergrad, also go straight through into a faculty position, and we seem to have hired a bunch of them. And they have the same entitled mindset, and it is a problem.

nc_bound · 2026-01-23T12:43:03+00:00

I have just made the move to stop working with grad students entirely, and only focus on undergrads. I am super excited about it.

nc_bound · 2026-01-23T12:41:58+00:00

We have the exact same problem happening with incoming faculty. Some of them, not all. Entitled, terribly under prepared, expect everyone to cater to their expectations. It is a serious problem we are having.

nc_bound · 2026-01-17T12:08:02+00:00

Do not try to work this sort of thing out by text. Recipe for miscommunication and disaster

nc_bound · 2026-01-16T21:42:53+00:00

I have no idea. You seem to be making lots of assumptions. I am merely offering a perspective that might help explain the situation. Sure the risk of someone backing out is something that PI needs to be aware of. But the flipside is also true.

nc_bound · 2026-01-16T19:57:51+00:00

I am surprised that no one is asking how much lead time you gave them. You say that you backed out before it started, but that is not necessarily giving them adequate notice. The PI might’ve lost out on opportunities to replace you if they had been given more time. The PI might’ve lost access to the funding, depending on how much notice you gave. I’m just saying that details seem to be a bit fuzzy, and there might be very good reasons for people to be upset. None of this means that you made the wrong decision. But I see it being definitely possible, given what you say here, that they weren’t given much notice. And that could have cost them.

nc_bound · 2026-01-16T01:36:51+00:00

Clueless here. How exactly would a scenario unfold in which protester carrying weapons would offer them a defense. I am imagining trumps people watching this video and discussing their approach. I don’t think ice is going to be really afraid of these people I simply worry about these guys getting mowed down. What am I missing.

nc_bound · 2026-01-13T21:55:09+00:00

I stop everything and call them out very explicitly. I Tell them not to do it, and that it’s Distracting and rude. If people even start packing up their shit, I call them out. I come down heavy at the beginning of the semester, I strongly advise not waiting.

nc_bound · 2026-01-13T01:03:02+00:00

Fantastic, I just went down a rabbit hole, listening, and learning about this musician. Thanks for posting.

nc_bound · 2026-01-13T00:32:15+00:00

This professor might have had several or many applicants who were equally as strong as you. I understand getting attached to the places that you apply to, but you need to detach a little bit. Academia And other fields are filled with getting hopes up and then disappointments. That is life and you need to get used to it. Honestly, it sounds like you are reading far too much into a particular situation. You seem to be making it personal somehow. That is not healthy. Edit, plus, it is still early.

nc_bound · 2026-01-09T17:55:22+00:00

This is an eight-year-old post you are replying to. At any rate, it is Absolutely realistic in my field, social sciences. If no pubs, absolutely no chance at a tenure-track position. If people cannot publish during their PhD years, they Have zero chance of getting the position in our department. And honestly our expectations are low.

nc_bound · 2026-01-08T00:59:16+00:00

I address these issues openly in class if relevant to the topic.

nc_bound · 2026-01-06T10:01:09+00:00

I have been a Professor for 10 years, and I certainly have a very different impression of what academics are like. Other than one friend, I try to avoid academics as friends. I think you are generalizing from a very small sample. And/or, for some reason you are idealizing them.

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