Bits of good news
04.24.2006So the good news I promised to announce after the MPSA conference is confirmed. In order of when they happened: First, I accepted a faculty position at Dickinson College. Second, K8 & I are getting married. That's her last Fall in Michigan's Manistee National Forest.
Although it's not tenure track (it's a two-year position), I'm excited about starting my post-WMU career at such a respected liberal arts college. Seriously. I'm floored. I'll be temporarily replacing their Latin Americanist, so I'll get to teach a lot of different Latin American politics courses. Next spring I'm going to teach a special topics course on Latin American populism that I'm designing (I was going to teach it this Fall, but by the time we had a title for the course, it was under-enrolled so it was pushed back to the next semester). Bottom line is I'm excited to move to Carlisle, PA to start the next stage of my life.
Especially since I'll be married. And before the end of this year! Now we just have to figure out how to find an apartment that will support four (yes, four) cats (two are mine, two are hers).
I have to focus this next week towards finishing a (near) final draft of my dissertation to send to all my committee members. Soon after, I'd like to turn my MPSA paper into a (stronger) journal article to send out to some theory-oriented journals. It seemed well received at my panel, even if there was excited debate about Anderson's conception of the use of historical narratives in national imaginaries. A relative shift from my traditional historical-institutianalist stuff (which I still do, btw).
If all goes well, I'll defend my dissertation in a few weeks, finish up my syllabi for next semester, have most of the wedding plans squared away (at least my share of responsibility) in time to sit down for a month in front of ESPN to watch the 2006 World Cup.
Posted by Miguel at 07:45 PM
Comments
congratulations!
Posted by: vanessa Sly at April 25, 2006 03:19 AM
Congratulations and good luck! N.
Posted by: Nenad at April 25, 2006 06:54 AM
Wow Miguel, congratulations!
Now we know what you've been up to recently, other than dissertation chapters!
Posted by: tom at April 25, 2006 09:49 AM
YAY! Congrats to the both of ya!! :-)
Posted by: Stephanie at April 25, 2006 09:56 AM
Miguel:
As Victor Hugo once said: "El amor abre el paréntesis, el matrimonio lo cierra."
Congratulations and best wishes, both for your new job and your soon to be new life. I also wish you much happiness in your marriage. These are three things which are not very easy to achieve now a days in a short period of time. It seems to me the gods are smiling at you. :-) Keep smiling back! :-)
Posted by: Miguel (MABB) at April 25, 2006 03:18 PM
All my congratulations! Brett and I are very happy for you.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 25, 2006 05:51 PM
That is fantastic news, congratulations to you and your sweetheart.
Posted by: john at April 26, 2006 02:13 AM
Congratulations, Miguel!
Posted by: Brian at April 26, 2006 08:14 AM
Okay so i'm a bit late... anyways
CONGRADULATIONS!!!! I'm so happy for you guys and Great job on finding a job right near us :) so we can all hang out more. Umm good luck on all four cats living together, that should be fun. Tell kate I said congrats. Good luck on all the planning, if we can help let us know.
Ciao
Posted by: saloumeh at April 26, 2006 12:32 PM
These are more than just "bits" of good news. Many congrats to you and the lovely K8!
Dickinson's a great school, and a lovely campus. If it's still around, there's a White Mountain right off campus that has life-sustaining ice cream.
Posted by: mike d at April 26, 2006 11:14 PM
Miguel, wishing you the best, man. --s
Posted by: j.scott barnard at April 27, 2006 10:40 AM