Last night, I realized that in my own image of myself as an academic administrator--a vice president, say, or a dean, as opposed to a mere faculty member--I would be something like Jesus clearing the moneylenders out of the temple. Except with more swearing. But still righteous.
THIS I would like to see. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Me too.
ReplyDeleteCould you wear a t-shirt that says: "I came here to chew gum and kick ass. And I'm all out of gum."
Please? And also sit behind a big desk that has a name plate that reads "she who must be obeyed."
Also, it would be nice if you had a PA system where you could make announcements like "cupcakes in the foyer!"
I think you should do it; just shut down the creative side of yourself and hunker down for battles. Please make these things happen immediately:
ReplyDelete1. 20% raise over the next two years for all faculty members
2. Hire 10 new tenure track faculty for English and raise adjunct pay to $2500 a class
3. Move student evals to the end of the semester so they can evaluate the whole course not just the first half
4. Get rid of all mean, anti-teaching/teacher administrators--that's right mean!
Do all of the above with much swearing and table turning.