Mayo 1, 2014

30 years.

Yesterday was the last day of classes in what is my 30th academic year.

29 (na) komento:

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Congratulations. It's no wonder the Republicans call you "Law Professor Ann".

MadisonMan ayon kay ...

Congratulations! That's a milestone to be proud of.

traditionalguy ayon kay ...

Magnificent!! 1984 was a very good year for U of Wisconsin Law School.

Clayton Hennesey ayon kay ...

You don't look a day over 29 academic years.

SteveR ayon kay ...

Great accomplishment. Congrats.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Got to love that tenure

FullMoon ayon kay ...

Are you bragin', or complainin'?

Ignorance is Bliss ayon kay ...

So what was the biggest change in the content of what you teach over that time period? ( excluding, of course, changes related to teaching an entirely different course. )

What was the biggest change in your teaching method?

tim maguire ayon kay ...

Congratulations! That's some stability.

I'm Full of Soup ayon kay ...

Congrats - I am in my 18th year at the same job. It is the longest I have ever worked in the same job. [I am one year younger than you. I doubt I will make it to 30 years since I hope to retire before then].

Larry Davis ayon kay ...

Congratulations, Ann. I retired from teaching after 27 years. There IS life after teaching! :) It may be time.

Drago ayon kay ...

Congratulations!

I think.

I mean, one might assume you were happy in this role and that longevity was the goal.

One might also wonder whether or not after a few years in the academic "saltmines" the idea of moving back to a more competitive (assuming that non-academic roles are more competitive based) corporate/litigation/etc role might have been viewed as perhaps "daunting" in some way.

Again, not to diminish your 30 year anniversary. Simply an open question.

Ambrose ayon kay ...

Congratulations. 30 years of fortunate students.

David ayon kay ...

Wow. That's stamina.

Do you plan to reflect on the changes in the schools, and the changes in you?

And share?

You picked an interesting and challenging field. That always helps.

mccullough ayon kay ...

You and Michael Jordan were rookies at the same time.

DrSquid ayon kay ...

Congratulations! No wonder you're so out of touch.

Bob ayon kay ...

This seems like a good time to ask: What prompted you way back in 84 to exit the world of the NY biglaw associate and enter academia?

Titus ayon kay ...

Congrat's Mary but 30 years doing the same job? Perhaps it's time for che che change!

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

I have no reflections on the subject other than...

Round numbers are interesting.

The end of every academic year brings you to 4 months without classes, so by fall everything always seems new again.

One mostly lives by the day and in the day.

I have always felt fortunate to have this job, and at this point I'm also fortunate to be free to retire.

Law professor is quite possibly THE best job... at least if you like reading and figuring out things that are not beautifully written and are not too afraid to talk about them.

averagejoe ayon kay ...

No more pencils,
no more books,
no more of Althouse's dirty looks!

Beldar ayon kay ...

Congratulations on a significant milestone, Professor Althouse!

MadisonMan ayon kay ...

Thirty years of You, a law Professor!

Rusty ayon kay ...

Took ya long enough.

southcentralpa ayon kay ...

"Happy anniversary, Ralph."

"Thanks, Satan."

It's SaTEEN, actually ..."

Oh, c'mon, you parents know what I'm talking about!

Edmund ayon kay ...

"It was 30 years ago today,
Professor Ann taught the law her way..."

Congratulations. I had hoped to get to 30 years with my employer and then retire, but only got to 27.

n.n ayon kay ...

Congratulations. But, you don't look a day over 29.

Freeman Hunt ayon kay ...

Congratulations!

NotWhoIUsedtoBe ayon kay ...

They give you a rocking chair?

ganderson ayon kay ...

Congrats! I've been at it about as long, only at the high school level. I hope, like me, that you still enjoy going to work!

Mag-post ng isang Komento

Please use the comments forum to respond to the post. Don't fight with each other. Be substantive... or interesting... or funny. Comments should go up immediately... unless you're commenting on a post older than 2 days. Then you have to wait for us to moderate you through. It's also possible to get shunted into spam by the machine. We try to keep an eye on that and release the miscaught good stuff. We do delete some comments, but not for viewpoint... for bad faith.