Valorie, you were well advised. My D.Phil. led to a poorly paid adjunct position. My husband's Ph.D. in History led to three one-year positions then nothing ever again. He became an alcoholic, and the hundreds of hours of historical research and his findings went unpublished.
I wish there was a way that research could be funded outside of academia, that all scholarly research could be made available free to all who are interested, and that it would not have to pass through gate-keepers who decide what knowledge should be shared.
Hi Lynn! I'm sorry to hear that all the investment in education didn't lead anywhere.
I'm finding that people are willing to fund research if you can turn around and give them content in return. That's what I've started doing with Unruly Figures! It's not the same salary I might have made in academia (if academia were well-funded) but it's growing.
Valorie, you were well advised. My D.Phil. led to a poorly paid adjunct position. My husband's Ph.D. in History led to three one-year positions then nothing ever again. He became an alcoholic, and the hundreds of hours of historical research and his findings went unpublished.
I wish there was a way that research could be funded outside of academia, that all scholarly research could be made available free to all who are interested, and that it would not have to pass through gate-keepers who decide what knowledge should be shared.
Hi Lynn! I'm sorry to hear that all the investment in education didn't lead anywhere.
I'm finding that people are willing to fund research if you can turn around and give them content in return. That's what I've started doing with Unruly Figures! It's not the same salary I might have made in academia (if academia were well-funded) but it's growing.