Sabbatical Update 4: Prestige Economics in Higher Ed
Prestige economics in higher education get in the way doing real work. An update from a year-long research leave about what matters most about scholarly adventures.
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Sabbatical Update 3: Digging in the Archives
AN EXERCISE IN JOY (roughly & hastily penned) It’s been a busy Fall with travel as I work my way through Phase One of this exciting research project. I thought this first phase would take only a couple of weeks; but it has evolved into 6 months of design, implementation, and follow up alongside wrangling […]
Sabbatical Update 2: AI Everywhere
Each time I began drafting this post, the landscape changed: a new report or white paper was released, new research drops, or new economic impact factors were reported for the AI industry. In the past few days, two serious concerns have floated to the top: Amongst all of this, San Jose State University’s AI Librarian, […]
Sabbatical Update 1: The plan is not the goal. The goal is the goal
The pursuit of research & scholarship is similar to research & development of my corporate compatriots. But, a sabbatical provides unique moment of respite to create opportunities and follow weird throughlines. My first update about sabbatical highlights leadership and project management upskilling for a very specific purpose in the lifecycle of this loose baggy monster!
Sabbatical Promises – Incredible News!
What does it take to fund a year-long sabbatical and acquire all of the necessary skills to level up? This post reveals just how many grant proposals and risks go into research projects for a faculty member at a minority-serving, public, state university