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‘Fear and hopelessness’: one in four professors in the US south are leaving
(www.theguardian.com)
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Canada has some really nice universities. We'd be happy to welcome you folks.
As nice of a sentiment as this is, I'm already seeing colleagues that have dedicated their entire academic and public sector careers to Canadian institutions get passed over for promotions and jobs because there are other Canadians fleeing the states with prestigious names in their resume like Yale, Harvard etc. These people haven't worked/experienced a day in Canada since they were 18 years old, but are now expected to be leaders in big Canadian institutions. Some are already floundering, tbh.
Not saying new blood isn't good, but the Americanization of our institutions is already getting somewhat bad. You can see why many of my colleagues wouldn't be happy about that.
As a Tennesseean, IDK if Texans/Floridians are ready for the culture shock that is a Canadian winter.
Eh, it's a big country. Mild winters on the west coast. Snow bound hellscapes in the middle. Wind-chill and fog on the east coast.