16
Apr
Recommended reads #190
Whatever you might say about mental health support to your students in your syllabus, the tone of your overall document
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Terry McGlynn
26
Mar
Recommended reads #189
Hey there, Beronda Montgomery’s Lessons From Plants is now out! (indiebound | amazon). Her articles and blog posts are often
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15
Mar
Why you should nominate people for awards
Awards and honors don’t matter, but, still, they really matter.
By that, I mean: An award is merely a
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12
Mar
Recommended reads #188
The science of changing the minds of unreasonable people
This longform article, “Private Schools Are Indefensible” captures the fundamental issues
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26
Feb
Recommended reads #187
The last time I did one of these posts was early January?? Wow. That says something (not so uplifting) about
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16
Feb
Adjusting scholarship expectations after the pandemic ends
For most of us, academic productivity has taken a huge hit over the past year. And that’s fine. If
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11
Feb
Lessons I’ve learned from goin’ admin
When I created this site, I was feeling some Associate Professor doldrums. The intervening eight years have brought a lot
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25
Jan
Now, let’s replace the SAT and GRE with something more equitable
Congrats, everybody! Even before the pandemic, the SAT and the GRE were slowly being set aside, and for most of
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08
Jan
Recommended reads #186
Guide to running an REU, from NCAR. There are some sections in here that can be really useful, and this
06
Jan
Should I be working in the middle of a coup attempt?
I have to admit, I feel a little dirty right now. Because I’ve just spent two days dealing with
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