Finding a Mentor
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. I am in year one as the Chair of the Academic Women’s Caucus on campus. This includes all women faculty (all streams and part or...
View ArticleAdministration Ambitions
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, Britsh Columbia in Canada. I have something to admit: I know that I eventually want to go into administration. Please continue reading! I realize that within higher...
View ArticleDo You Manage Technology or Does Technology Manage You?
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada I have prided myself on the early adoption of new technologies in my work and personal life. A good majority of my research has examined...
View ArticleEmotional Labor
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada I sat on a pedagogy round-table at the International Studies Association in March, and one of the speakers referred to the high cost of...
View ArticleMentoring and Coaching Reflections
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. Earlier this school year I wrote about mentoring as part of my mandate for the year, and now that my school year is ending I have time...
View ArticleWatching “Girls”: On HBO and On Campus
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. As a feminist educator, my academic and political training influences my popular culture consumption and my assessment of what I have...
View ArticleManaging Your Time Effectively
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. We all have our tricks with time management. Some are effective and others have the appearance of helping you manage your time, but...
View ArticleHonesty As a Resolution
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. I was chatting with a friend and she asked what my New Year’s Resolution was. I paused and thought about how I do not really believe in...
View ArticleRe-evaluating My Relationship With Student Evaluations
Janni Aragon, writing from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. Most universities use student evaluation forms as a means of measuring student satisfaction and teaching effectiveness of the...
View ArticleLeaning In: Against the Haterade
Janni Aragon I’m going to offer a few reviews of Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In and this first one is going to be a sweeping overview of the entire book. There are specific chapters that I want to speak to...
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