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1/ Thread: In this essay, Herb Childress lays out a grim argument: College faculty members are being discarded, one step at a time. chroni.cl/2CCUf5u
2/ Childress says higher ed is being redefined in ways that make faculty members irrelevant.
3/ The story he tells isn't unique. About five years ago, the journalist Anne Helen Petersen gave up her academic career because she felt like she had to: chroni.cl/2uzc6WC
4/ Last year, Erin Bartram wrote about the loss that occurs when scholars leave academe, and why she left the academy herself: chroni.cl/2CsCFhS
5/ After her viral essay was published, Bartram heard from people who said they could not vocalize their feeling of loss after a colleague quit, or after realizing that they wanted to leave themselves. This is what she told them: chroni.cl/2Gjq2HY
6/ Have you ever felt similarly? Did you identify with Childress’s essay? Tell us about your experience here — you can opt not to give your name or institution: chroni.cl/2JQBQIu
