From this week's reading, there was one article that stood out the most to me and I wanted to talk about it: Rani Neutill's "How to Leave Academia." The thing that caught my attention the most was how it was possible to apply for over 350 tenure track positions and get rejected for all of them while having the proper qualifications. While reading about the Neutill's personal experiences at these interviews and how she had to hide her true self in order for a better chance to obtain tenure, I saw the topics of stereotypes that we discussed in class. She was an Asian American women and while she loved expressing herself, had tattoos and other defining characteristics as a human being, she had to "cover up" for the interviews. Neutill even resorted to being a waitress after getting her PhD because of unemployment issues, which really stuck out to me. How was it possible that someone with such mastery in their study cannot get a job? Was it really because of discrimination? Her situation seemed almost absurd to me, but believable. I can understand why she smokes with her friends and jokes about getting high to ignore the bullshit going on in her life.
Works Cited
Kalu, Chidinma, et al. “75 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships 2019-2020 [UPDATED].” World Scholarship Forum, 5 July 2019, worldscholarshipforum.com/category/phd-scholarships/.
Neutill, Rani. “How to Leave Academia.” UC Davis Canvas Discovery, canvas.ucdavis.edu/courses/392140/files/folder/Weekly Readings/Week3?preview=6337682.
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