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09
Nov
Grad school trains you to be something other than a professor
Academic skills are eminently useful outside academia
7 min read
15
Oct
Academic mixtape 40
It's Friday, we've made it this far, we deserve some links
4 min read
05
Oct
Let's keep talking about misogyny
and patriarchy, and rape culture. All of it.
4 min read
28
Sep
The awesomeness of museums
Genuine artifacts tell the richest stories that fill our souls. And they fuel the scientific enterprise.
9 min read
18
Sep
Unstrategic planning
A plan isn't good unless it's realistic.
5 min read
27
Jul
Academic Mixtape 39
The essential nature of natural history in research, the beliefs of men who don't see misogyny in higher ed, why your dog needs to be on a leash but mine doesn't, new monkeys, horny President Harding, insects bigger than your head, y más.
7 min read
11
Jul
Submit your OMB comment this weekend.
This one is important. It's due on Monday.
5 min read
22
Jun
Don't become a professor unless you want to teach
And yes, that includes all y'all in the UC and other R1s.
5 min read
15
Jun
Don't look busy
The Culture of Busy can hurt the people who rely on you
6 min read
04
May
What I learned in my year as Academic Senate Chair
My 1-year term as Chair of Academic Senate is winding to a close. Phew.
My obligations in this term
8 min read