Sounds familiar - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Submitted by Antemurale, May 1, 2007 11:10

This sounds familiar. Over the last 3 years I probably applied for 75 tenure track positions in history. I have a doctorate from a large, middle-rank public university and about 3 years teaching experience at both public private colleges. I have several published books and a spate of articles. In some of the places where I applied I had more publications than the rest of the department combined. Again, no interviews. I have had my applications prepared professionally and letters of recommendation from well-respected academics, several of whom were deans at their respective universities.

In two cases that I know of, the candidate chosen was a newly minted PhD with no publications and no teaching experience beyond grad school.

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Dr. Moyar's book on the Vietnam War is far from a revisionists work based on his reliance on primary sources.... [MORE]	raymond . roode	May 2, 2008 23:41
In as much as, Mr. Moyar's is an expert on Vietnam, the operative question here would be does UTEP have... [MORE]	t. jasper parnell	May 7, 2007 22:10
So you went to Harvard and published a book, that alone should be a guarantee of getting offered every job... [MORE]	R. Debois	May 6, 2007 13:04
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I want to qualify what the Sun said about my endorsement of Mark Moyar's book. The endorsement was of its... [MORE]	William Stueck	May 3, 2007 20:00
lol, whatever. The guy applies to 30 positions a year, and complains when he doesn't get a job? The teaching... [MORE]	Dan	May 3, 2007 12:04
It's very hard to get a job as a history professor. Any university that recruits for a tenure-track job in... [MORE]	Sean Campbell	May 3, 2007 11:55
In my opinion there is a greater threat to our nation and culture from bias in higher education and the... [MORE]	Geoffrey F. Weiss	May 2, 2007 16:54
Dr. Moyer's story sounds all too familiar. From my position as a lonely conservative historian within the liberal stronghold that... [MORE]	Steven E. Woodworth	May 1, 2007 11:38
This sounds familiar. Over the last 3 years I probably applied for 75 tenure track positions in history. I have...	Antemurale	May 1, 2007 11:10
This story is all too familiar to anyone who has much experience negotiating the halls of academe. Incidentally, the Texas Tech... [MORE]	Tim Byars	May 1, 2007 09:52
Dr. Moyar's experience is unfortunately not unique. The term "intolerant liberal" is supposed to be an oxymoron, but much of... [MORE]	R J Del Vecchio	May 1, 2007 08:56
Prof. Moyar so far has had to deal only with employment discrimination. Next up on the Ivory Tower agenda: Sabotaging... [MORE]	Max Vladimir	May 1, 2007 05:28
My condolences to Professor Moyar. He is indeed a victim - of a corrupt peer review system that enforces ideological... [MORE]	Arthur Pontynen	Apr 30, 2007 11:01
It's amazing the hostility Mr. Moyar encountered, despite his unique credentials. I'm wondering if these so called "professors" and "academics"... [MORE]	Constantine A. Papas	Apr 30, 2007 05:46