tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post108290730411593015..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: The Only Path to Academic SuccessSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-88181451780620579612013-12-12T08:54:22.804-05:002013-12-12T08:54:22.804-05:00Terrific post! I will share the link with my docto...Terrific post! I will share the link with my doctoral students next semester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-67569810669681414262013-12-11T09:23:28.839-05:002013-12-11T09:23:28.839-05:00Full Disclosure: I am one of Steve's former s...Full Disclosure: I am one of Steve's former students. Probably for that reason I tend to think about issues similarly to Steve, but usually arrive at a different answer for better or worse. Sorry I didn't try to publish more in grad school and in the first few years after grad school. Heck, I still have not published as much as the big fish or the middle fish. I do, however, have a great job at a private liberal arts college, where despite a 4/4 teaching load I am able to spend my summers reading and writing and keep dabbling with publication attempts and stay in touch with current research. I think Steve's comment about the commonality of being UCSD grads is fairly important. I am a grad of Steve's first tenure-track position. A lower ranking school meant more time as a visitor, but ultimately did not keep me from being interesting to places I applied. I believe from feedback that I was interesting because of breadth of study/teaching experience in grad school, ability to engage in empirical methods of research, and because of my personal research (and pretty much in that order). The path to success is varied, find yours and be persistent. SamStantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800248857754994244noreply@blogger.com