John Traphagan

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Should graduate students be included in departmental committee meetings?

Encountered an interesting discussion about whether or not to include graduate students in departmental committee meetings. What do you think the pros and cons of this would be?

01 January 1970 9,570 11 View

What are your thoughts on professor watch lists?

I'm curious about the opinions of colleagues on professor watch lists created by conservative (or, I suppose other) organizations to monitory and report on professors. I ask, in part, because...

01 January 1970 1,397 4 View

What are your thoughts on the use of technical terminology, narrow theoretical constructs, and jargon in conference presentations?

Heading off to the American Anthropological Association meetings next week, I find myself thinking about technical terminology and jargon as I prepare the talk I will give as a discussant. I have...

01 January 1970 4,086 2 View

Are academics usually atheists or agnostics?

Academics in the US, at least, are often assumed to be atheists. In fact, when telling people what I do for a living, I have on a few occasions had the person with whom I'm talking ask if I'm an...

01 January 1970 5,191 5 View

Should length of publication (as in pages or number of words) be an important part of tenure and promotion reviews?

This issue has arisen in my department several times, particularly during discussions about merit increases. One perspective is that the length of an article or book is an index of the amount of...

01 January 1970 2,776 12 View

What is your experience with predatory journals?

On any week, I receive at least two or three emails from predatory journals asking me to submit my paper to be published. They always address me by name and sometimes even refer to a particular...

01 January 1970 384 6 View