Welcome!

This site is modeled after the successful sociology job search "blog":

Sociology Rumor Mill 2007-2008

There are reciprocal links between Famae Volent and the (old) Classics Wiki, which can be found here. Because of the problem of wiki vandalism, however, a more secure Classics Wiki has been established here:

Classics Wiki 2008-2009

In order to access this wiki you must be a member, so an account has been established which everybody can use, anonymously.
The log-in email is:

classicswiki@gmail.com

The password is the first phrase commented upon by Austin in his Little Red Oxford commentary on the sixth book. Enter this two word phrase as oneword. If you would prefer to open a WikiDot account of your own, and would like access to the Classics Wiki hosted there, the password to gain access is the same.

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In order to encourage as many voices as possible this site will be completely driven by the comments sections. It will only be as useful as you make it so, just as you would vote in Chicago, comment early and comment often.

Please do not list names here. As hires are announced in the spring the wiki will be filled in by those made offers, and who are willing to post such information on the wiki.

Most importantly, please, please, please maintain a supportive and helpful environment! Applicants and Search Committees are all in this together, even though it often does not feel that way. This process is brutal enough without exacerbating it by impugning the methods and motives of others. Remember, we are all present and future colleagues.

This space was created as a way for information sharing, not as a platform for launching unsubstantiated and slanderous rumors. Humor is good. Good-natured kvetching is good. Helping each other out with tips is great, and getting well-informed and well-intentioned advice from those who have gone through this wringer is truly awesome. We can all learn a great deal from each other, applicants and non-applicants alike, but only if we strive to maintain a thoughtful and graceful conversation. We should continue to discuss difficult and challenging topics, but let us try to do so in a way that shows respect for our audience and a humble regard for our own place within it!

In boca al' lupo, Quirites!

(a send-off left by an anonymous poster that is too good not to plagiarize)