academia – Scott J. Pearson’s Book Review

Transcription: A Novel

By Scott J. Pearson | August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 by Scott J. Pearson

I picked this book up from Barack Obama’s summer reading list. Whatever you think of his politics, he has a refined taste in books, and he’s never led me to a bad place in his book choices. This work is no different. Ben Lerner guides us along for a shorter story – almost a novella – that unwraps creatively as we go along. Though readers’ curiosities are engaged from the start, the main theme isn’t…

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CV Handbook: A Curriculum Vitae Owner’s Manual

By Scott J. Pearson | April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 by Scott J. Pearson

For a graduate student, making a CV – shorthand for Curriculum Vitae, a longer form of résumé – can be a daunting task. Those of us who have seen the CVs of eminent scholars might be intimidated that our first CV will look comparably weak. The CV offers an opportunity to define a professional identity, but when someone with power sees that someone else has violated unwritten rules, the CV could be quickly thrown into…