This Index shows a list of some of the "sidebar" topics I have touched upon during short breaks in lecture in previous years. Sidebar topics are intended to give you a few more insights into the corporate culture of academe, while giving you a chance to regroup while we make the transition between topics in the lecture. Some of these links are currently broken, but I will leave this old list in place so you can let me know what you would most like to hear about this year. I am happy to take requests for academy-related topics to discuss, if you have a particular interest that may be common to many others in the class.
| Sidebar Topics: Introduction to the Culture of Academe | |
| Sidebar #1 | What is a TA? |
| Sidebar #2 | A little bit about your Professor |
| Sidebar #3 | What is the difference between Full Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Lecturers? |
| Sidebar #4 | "Publish or Perish"--publish where? |
| Sidebar #5 | Research Grants: How is Academic Research Paid For? |
| Sidebar #6 | Consulting: Can Professors Make a Mint on the Side? |
| Sidebar #7 | So You Majored in Economics. Then What? A Ph.D.? |
| Sidebar #8 | What Do Non-Academic Economists Do? |
| Sidebar #9 | How Does a University Hire Faculty? Evaluate Them for Promotions? |
| Sidebar #10 | How Much of a Professor's Time Goes to Teaching? |
| Sidebar #11 | What Else Must Professors Do Besides Teach? |
| Sidebar #12 | Public Service by Professors: Advisory Committees, etc. |