This workshop is for journalists who want to teach on the side or transition to academia. Many journalists see a position at a university as a stable landing spot in this turbulent time of journalism.
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Andrew Mendelson, associate dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, will provide you with a better understanding of the mysteries surrounding college teaching, both full-time and part-time.Â
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After this workshop, participants will have a better sense of what a full-time academic job entails and the process for obtaining one. The workshop will have the following sections:
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1.    The journalist vs. the journalism educator
2.    The academic hiring calendar
3.    Part-time vs. full-time
4.    Tenure-track vs. non-tenure-track
5.    The academic hiring application, including curriculum vitae (as opposed to a resume), a teaching philosophy and cover letter.
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Class fee is $25.
This workshop is available in person or by webinar
Andrew L. Mendelson is currently the associate dean at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, where he oversees faculty hiring and development. Previously he served as chair of the Department of Journalism at Temple University for eight years. During his tenure at Temple, Mendelson developed and taught classes in photojournalism and documentary photography, visual literacy, journalism and society and social science research methods.
Mendelson has a PhD in Journalism from the University of Missouri.
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