Recruiting underrepresented minority students
The last couple weeks have posed a challenge, as several people have contacted me (mostly out of the blue), asking
Small Pond summer recap
Now that the academic year is starting back up, what did you miss over the summer from Small Pond?
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What a fake turkey sandwich taught me about teaching
If you don’t ask hard questions about yourself, then you probably aren’t going to hear what you need
Recommended reads #85
In 10 years, Harvey Mudd (an exclusive STEM-focused college in the LA area, one of the Claremont Colleges) went from
Conference travel awards that you can’t apply for until after the travel is done are bad
I’m about to make some statements that I think should be obvious. In fact, everything I say in this
On absurd tenure requirements at small institutions
As this site continues to grow, the more I hear about issues that people face in teaching-focused institutions. There is
Let’s nominate folks for NSF’s Waterman award, including women
Every year, the National Science Foundation gives an award to the most bestest early-career scientist in the US. It’s
Accessibility isn’t the key to mentorship
When I start a new batch of students in my lab, my spiel includes:
Two problems can prevent success. The
Recommended reads #84
Are you familiar with the work of the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group? I applaud their dedication and excellence in chronicling
We need to stop putting diversity in a box at conferences
At the moment, I’m having an absolutely great time at the Ecological Society of America meeting. I’m learning
