The Ballad of the Lone Medievalist: Succeeding at Smaller Colleges and Universities (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Massachusetts State Universities Medieval Blog
Organizer Name
John P. Sexton
Organizer Affiliation
Bridgewater State Univ.
Presider Name
Kisha G. Tracy
Presider Affiliation
Fitchburg State Univ.
Paper Title 1
Discussant
Presenter 1 Name
Eric S. Bryan
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology
Paper Title 2
Discussant
Presenter 2 Name
Margaret Cotter-Lynch
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ.
Paper Title 3
Discussant
Presenter 3 Name
Louise D'Arcens
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Wollongong
Paper Title 4
Discussant
Presenter 4 Name
M. Wendy Hennequin
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Tennessee State Univ.
Paper Title 5
Discussant
Presenter 5 Name
Nikolas O. Hoel
Presenter 5 Affiliation
Northeastern Illinois Univ.
Paper Title 6
Discussant
Presenter 6 Name
Kim Schwenk
Presenter 6 Affiliation
San Diego State Univ.
Paper Title 7
Discussant
Presenter 7 Name
Larry J. Swain
Presenter 7 Affiliation
Bemidji State Univ.
Start Date
15-5-2015 10:00 AM
Session Location
Fetzer 1005
Description
For many medievalists who are fortunate to find jobs in academe, the professional reality is that we’re unlikely to be surrounded by colleagues who share our areas of expertise and interest. In most cases, a department will hire only a single medieval specialist–and may be hard-pressed to convince administrations or hiring committees to approve even that one. While the advent of digital technologies has brought us the possibility of closer contact and greater collaboration with our fellow medievalists, our resource access, teaching opportunities, tenure cases, and other facets of our professional lives can be affected by our lack of numbers and by questions about the nature and value of what we do. This roundtable, as the title suggests, will address success strategies for professional engagement, curriculum planning, and reappointment & tenure cases as the “lone medievalist” in a department or institution.
John P. Sexton (Organizer)
Kisha Tracy (Moderator)
The Ballad of the Lone Medievalist: Succeeding at Smaller Colleges and Universities (A Roundtable)
Fetzer 1005
For many medievalists who are fortunate to find jobs in academe, the professional reality is that we’re unlikely to be surrounded by colleagues who share our areas of expertise and interest. In most cases, a department will hire only a single medieval specialist–and may be hard-pressed to convince administrations or hiring committees to approve even that one. While the advent of digital technologies has brought us the possibility of closer contact and greater collaboration with our fellow medievalists, our resource access, teaching opportunities, tenure cases, and other facets of our professional lives can be affected by our lack of numbers and by questions about the nature and value of what we do. This roundtable, as the title suggests, will address success strategies for professional engagement, curriculum planning, and reappointment & tenure cases as the “lone medievalist” in a department or institution.
John P. Sexton (Organizer)
Kisha Tracy (Moderator)