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By Sherman Dorn on June 12, 2021
How do you write a cover letter in applying for a full-time faculty job? This blog entry is a complement to my advice on crafting the curriculum vitae, and was originally a twitter thread in May 2021, responding to two colleagues from the University of North Carolina. Like a vitae, a cover letter is purpose-built, […]
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By Sherman Dorn on May 21, 2019
This entry is a bit slice-of-academic-life and a bit perspective for doctoral students who want to be faculty at research universities. As a division director (and department chair at my last university), I have never directly hired tenure-track faculty but have always had significant advice for the deans I’ve reported to, and my experience leads […]
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By Sherman Dorn on February 2, 2019
Yesterday, my 15,000 closest colleagues and I received an email from the meeting staff of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), telling us that the schedule for the April meeting would be set six weeks before the meeting itself. The meeting is five days long, and attendees with presentations currently have no idea when they’ll be obligated to be in Toronto. Meanwhile, could we please register and set up hotel reservations?
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By Sherman Dorn on September 17, 2018
Fall is a perfect time for grad students to brush up a vitae. This entry began as a (very long) Twitter thread in summer, but after Phoenix temperatures declined from 115 F. to 102 F., it’s time for hot cider and editing. Terminology
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By Sherman Dorn on September 11, 2018
After more than 8 years, I have deleted the old MovableType archive. You can still find them at https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.shermandorn.com/mt
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