Just Explain It to Me! https://www.insidehighered.com/ en Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Little-Known Methods for Creating Co-Curricular Programming https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/07/05/little-known-methods-creating-co-curricular-programming Every department uses co-curricular programs to enhance the learning experience. Explore the little-known challenges of selecting visiting artists for exhibitions and working with students. Kathy Johnson Bowles Wed, 07/05/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Developing the Gallery Schedule at a Catholic Women’s College https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/06/27/developing-gallery-schedule-catholic-womens-college This post explains the curiosities, challenges and rewards of working with students at a women’s Catholic college as they develop their artistic voices in the 1990s. Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 06/27/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Awkward Conversations With Art Students https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/06/13/awkward-conversations-art-students Being on the faculty side of student-faculty interactions naturally puts conversations into a different perspective early in our careers. Are we ever really prepared for our students’ questions and frustrations? Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Sister O’Kelley’s Tips for Teaching Nude Figure Drawing https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/06/06/sister-okelleys-tips-teaching-nude-figure-drawing What is it like to follow in the footsteps of a long-serving faculty member? How does your own undergraduate experience inform your teaching? So many things to ponder as you start your career. Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 06/06/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Tales of a Lecturer and Director, Part 2: Power Tools Are Power https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/05/30/tales-lecturer-and-director-part-2-power-tools-are No job is really part-time; just the pay is part-time. How can one be everything to everyone and move through the ranks of academia? Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Tales of a Lecturer and Director, Part 1: The Balls of St. Mary’s https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/05/23/tales-lecturer-and-director-part-1-balls-st-marys What is it like to be a young professional in academia ascending the ranks? Imagine interviewing for a position when you’re seven months pregnant. Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 05/23/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Human Resources’ Code Words for Employee Departures https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/05/09/human-resources-code-words-employee-departures The phrases used in announcements about employee departures often seem vague and oh so cagey. What do they actually mean? Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 05/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Tales of an Adjunct, Part 3: This Place Makes Me Ill https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/05/02/tales-adjunct-part-3-place-makes-me-ill What are the challenges of starting a career teaching in higher ed? The things people say to adjuncts can be astonishing. Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 05/02/2023 - 03:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Tales of an Adjunct, Part 2: This Isn’t Notre Dame! https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/04/25/tales-adjunct-part-2-isnt-notre-dame Adjuncts have always just wanted to do their jobs. How hard can it be? Kathy Johnson Bowles Tue, 04/25/2023 - 03:00 AM Just Explain It to Me! Tales of an Adjunct Part 1: Where’s Your Faculty ID? https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-explain-it-me/2023/04/17/tales-adjunct-part-1-wheres-your-faculty-id What was it like being an adjunct professor 30 years ago? Have things changed? Kathy Johnson Bowles Mon, 04/17/2023 - 12:00 AM Just Explain It to Me!