Rating British Departments (JP Pardo-Guerra)

How the British system of rating departments influences scholarship.
The Challenge of Chairing (Wynn, Besen-Cassino and Weeden)

Jonathan Wynn leads a discussion of the challenges facing sociology chairs.
Academic Hazing

On today’s episode of The Annex, we discuss a recent blog entry on “academic hazing” on circulating in academic Twitter, and where to draw the line between abusive and legitimate work demands.
Full-Time Faculty Positions Are Disappearing
How to deal with disappearing faculty lines?
Pay to Play Publishing & Resume Padding

Using pay-to-play publishing to move ahead in the academia.