Recommended reads #126
Three guidelines and two workarounds for tackling makeup exam policies
A better way to make tenure decisions
A major feature
Please focus more on inclusion so that diversity recruitment efforts can work
I realize that recruiting students from underrepresented groups in STEM is not the most popular broader impact when scientists are
What’s going to be on the exam?
Do you love it when students waste office hours with questions that don’t help them learn? Do you want
What if the PI recommendation letter is missing or is bad?
Before condemning a job application to the recycle bin for want of a great letter from the dissertation advisor, please
Competition for the “best” REU applicants is outrageous
On a Friday in mid-March, a student in my department was notified that they were just accepted into an NSF-funded
What to read to improve your teaching?
People often ask me what they might to read to get started with teaching science at the college level — or
What is the least worst LMS?
I admit it, I don’t like using the LMS. (The LMS is “learning management system” — the software that universities
Recommended reads #125
This case study of search committees demonstrates how downright sexist conduct is pervasive in academic job searches.
When it comes
We need more honest talk about prestige and social capital
Some people will go to extraordinary lengths to avoid dropping the H-bomb. (This’ll be a short and less-than-grand post
When the book reps visit
A couple weeks ago, the students in our department bought lunch for the faculty. It was a nice catered takeout