Okay.  So, maybe it is because I am a professional mentor that I hear a lot of horror stories about so-called mentors...  When I saw an article in the Careers Section of the May 23rd edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, Do You Have a Bad Mentor?  I was all over the essay. 

Jason and I totally agreed with David D. Perlmutter's advice on making sure new faculty get good mentoring.  We also add a few more thoughts on the matter.

Jason also brings up the article "Off the List," also from the May 23rd Careers Section.

We could have gone on and on and on and on about this topic.  Obviously, it is something we both feel very passionate about!

Today's podcast touches on two items. 

The first item is from the July 27th edition of The Chronicle.  It is a "Point of View" essay by Mark Rahdert entitled The Roberts Court and Academic Freedom.

http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i47/47b01601.htm

The second item is a Chronicle First Person essay, If Your Syllabus Could Talk, by Monica D'Antonio.

http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/07/2007071901c/careers.html