Good, bad, and worst dates for academic conferences
Looking at social media today, I have developed an unambiguous case of FOMO because I’m not at the SICB
The SLAC job market and disappearing jobs
Just in case you thought blogging was dead: I read an interesting blog post that I want to share with
The adjunct hiring process is ridiculous
Once in a while, I get an email that sounds like this:
Hi everybody I know who is driving distance
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A couple more research articles showing how teaching valuations are sexist. And the interaction effect with age is quite something.
On bureaucratic obstacles to field experiences for students
If your university is like mine, then you hear a lot about everybody is working hard to make sure that
NSF’s accountability for the Waterman award
Usually we talk about accountability when people are getting it wrong, and perhaps on the occasional moment when someone or
“I know you’re busy, so I’ll make this quick”
This is a sign that I’ve been getting it wrong. When people start talking to me by saying, “I
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Black@PWI: navigating an anti-Black campus climate
Meet the professor who hiked 500 miles across the Mojave Desert
Why
Are REUs always good for students enrolled in MSIs? It’s complicated.
In my department, we have a complicated relationship with REU (Research Experience for Undergraduate) programs. We have several well-funded
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An article in Slate about how folks in the humanities aren’t doing the off-campus volunteer academic service like
