tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232811637669592992.post5356018742205137055..comments2024-03-29T06:40:22.715-04:00Comments on In the Service of Clio: Blog XCVII (97): The Departmental Response to the Plan B DebateNick Sarantakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08071764464888181459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232811637669592992.post-66733681863547607982011-11-03T00:03:06.843-04:002011-11-03T00:03:06.843-04:00These are good, practical suggestions that would h...These are good, practical suggestions that would help. Maybe not enough for everyone, but everything helps rights now.<br /><br />In the long run, faculty are going to have to change some of their attitudes. Too many faculty still believe that successful graduate students (or at least *their* students) can get jobs with little worry, and so they're reluctant to lose the status that comes with continuing to accept new students. This was a major obstacle that my department had to overcome when it became necessary to reduce the size of the incoming classes. Those faculty had not yet come to grips with the realities of the profession today, and so were in no position to prepare their students for life after graduation.Diplogrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823966993391015501noreply@blogger.com