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I recently gave one of my professors do a short lesson in how to prepare some content for her students. While she did what she needed to, she mentioned that she was going to Maryland for a conference. Many if not most professors are inveterate gossips (which may explain part of my affinity for them as indviduals), and this professor is no exception. As it turns out, she will be staying with one of my old professors there, and I am sure she will meet or at least hear another of my profs. She had never heard of Charles Butterworth (from whom I never took a class), but I am certain that he will be at the conference too.
She also mentioned that the professor who was essentially dropped from our program (and who has since landed with a tenured job at a much more prestigious university) would be there too. I have only met this fellow once, at a conference, but he had figured prominently in my essay to get me into the program I am now in. She thought it might be a little awkward for her to meet him, since she essentially replaced him here. Plus, she had applied for the job he now has. Needless to say, the ousted professor most likely does not think kindly about the program here, but he certainly landed in a better spot in the end. Fortunately for students in the program, the ousted professor still advises the students he took on here.
Our short conversation brought up in me the resentment I feel at being orphaned in the department. She asked about my incomplete, and if there is a time limit on finishing them. I responded that I did not, and that I was generally disappointed with the advising in the department. I explained that as far as the Grad School knew, my advisor was the old DGS, and that my first year advisor had no idea what I was working on.
By evening, I was cranky. It took me about ten minutes to figure out why.
Posted by Underblog at February 22, 2005 8:02 AM
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I'm pissed at your department's lack of advising all over again, just reading today's post. add another link to the resentment chain.
Posted by: sherman at February 22, 2005 2:38 PM
In a convo the other day, by misunderstanding, the concept of an ' explanation organisation' was born; I was asked, isn't that what schools are? I guess not...blindness led by blindness just doesn't APPEAR to be much fun, eh?
Posted by: heather at February 24, 2005 6:17 AM