Applying for faculty positions at teaching institutions: interpreting research culture and opportunities during an interview
This is a follow-up to an earlier post on how to look at a teaching institution to find out
Stop using “silverback” to describe scientists. It’s sexist.
Some people have taken to referring to influential senior scientists as “silverbacks.”
This practice should stop.
I’m writing this
Applying for positions at teaching institutions: identifying opportunities for serious research
Are you looking for a job at a teaching institution but and want to pursue an aggressive research agenda? Are
Efficient teaching: how to use the course management system
A wise friend of mine once advised me: the most valuable resource is our own time.
Consequently, I have emphasized
Field courses need more units
Field courses are critical for the development of scientists in a variety of disciplines.
This fact is self-evident to
Top seven reasons to read this listicle
1. Everybody loves lists, right?
2. If I had ads, I’d make even more money from you by making
Attending conferences as a professor from a teaching institution
We are hitting the peak season for conferences.
For those of us from teaching-centered schools, we have an extra
First, let’s remove all the desks
Let’s say I were a provost or president, and had some hundred thousand dollars lying around that needed to
On not liking teaching
Some hubbub has emerged over an opinion piece published over in the Chronicle of Higher Education a few days ago,
Juggling summer parenting and research
Some people think that when kids are old enough to go to school, that parents get more time available to