Category Archives: Shadow Campus

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and The Penchant of The Powerful to Choose ‘The Wrong Victim’

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Watching Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch respond to hours of impeachment inquiry questions was inspirational. Here was a woman who fit what I’ve described in The Secret Handshake as having both a Purist and Team Player political style. She believed that doing … Continue reading →

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What Are the Signs of a Government Turning Pathological?

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

In The Secret Handshake, written long before the post-election political maelstrom we’re now experiencing in the U.S. and in many countries around the world, four types of political arenas are described.  So, too, are the political styles of employees that … Continue reading →

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Sequel to Shadow Campus — Draft Completed!

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

For those of you who have read Shadow Campus and, by the way, kept it for quite some time on the Amazon Top New Releases and a darn good seller for a debut, I wanted to let you know that … Continue reading →

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“Shadow Campus” Book Club Dinner in Schull, West Cork Ireland — Great Craic!

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

What a wonderful experience last night sharing the origins and future of Shadow Campus characters at a book club in Schull, Ireland – my very first in Ireland! I didn’t really know what to expect. All I can say is … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Post Introduces Shadow Campus

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Bridgeport (Born) Academic Makes Mystery Writer Debut Bridgeport native and former Stratford High School teacher Kathleen Kelley Reardon has made her debut as a novelist with “Shadow Campus” (Blue Mustang Press, $14.95), about the mystery surrounding the attempted suicide of a young professor on the … Continue reading →

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Shadow Campus: The “House of Cards” of Academia

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Forbes described it as a “masterful debut mystery.”  Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of Unhooked, wrote she was “hooked from the beginning.”  Christiane Amanpour singled it out as one of the few fiction books she plans to find time to … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Academia — The Life of an Adjunct Professor

Posted on February 6, 2014 by admin

Tonight on PBS Newshour the story of a California adjunct professor, Arik Greenberg, will be discussed.  Also, here is the story posted on the Newshour website and an excerpt: Adjunct professors now make up half of all college faculties, and … Continue reading →

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Know The Politics Where You Work Before You “Lean In”

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Why are women not reaching the top of their fields in the numbers expected?  According to Catalyst, “high-potential women advance more slowly than their male peers, in terms of both career progression and pay, even though they employ career management … Continue reading →

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Are Women Still Facing Promotion Problems in Academia?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

After writing Shadow Campus, some people asked if the difficulty Meg faced in getting tenured in a primarily male business school actually still happens.  I can’t blame people for thinking that situation surely must be fiction by now, and indeed … Continue reading →

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Shadow Campus “Masterful Debut Mystery Novel” Writes Forbes’ Dorie Clark

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Take a look at Dorie Clark’s Forbes.com thoughts on Shadow Campus here.

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