10
Oct
Bias in graduate admissions
Yesterday, I received an epic comment on a recent post of mine about minority recruitment. I want to share it:
8 min read
Terry McGlynn
07
Oct
Recommended reads #88
Without tenure, professors become terrified sheep.
The terrorist inside my husband’s brain. This piece by Robin Williams’s widow,
6 min read
03
Oct
Open source software doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll have better stats
Let me tell you a little story about data analysis and peer review, that’s giving me a little pause.
5 min read
26
Sep
How should the shape of your grade distribution change the way you teach?
I’ve received a number of comments about one of the recommended reads from last Friday. It was about the
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23
Sep
Recommended reads #87
A ban on bans against laptop bans. Or something like that.
Folks often think their grades are bimodally distributed when
5 min read
21
Sep
Please nominate colleagues to be selected as ESA fellows
This one is for the ecologists.
There are a lot of people who have made outstanding contributions to the field
2 min read
19
Sep
Networking from scratch
I’ve been writing regularly for Vitae, the careers section of The Chronicle of Higher Education. This piece was published
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14
Sep
An academic conference with $1000 registration
Call now! Loan counselors are standing by at +1 (301) 731-4535*.
This gets you a name badge, and a meal.
4 min read
12
Sep
To teach better, boost student confidence
Students learn better when their professors are demanding and have high standards.
People learn even better when these professors are
2 min read
09
Sep
Recommended reads #86
The physics crackpot index.
More people should take geology in college.
A cafe in Adelaide is selling a cup of
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