Recommended reads #134
The illusion of objectivity in the classroom
The 2004 lecture that convinced David Attenborough to make a big deal about
Whither site comments?
You might not have noticed, but near the end of last year, at the end of one of the recommended
Let’s stop saying “native English speaker” in reviews
There’s a remark that I see once a while in reviews, something along the lines of: “The authors should
Better recruitment of undergrads for research
How do undergraduate students wind up in labs doing research? What’s the best way to identify students to bring
Recommended reads #133
A legal arbitrator decided that Ryerson University (in Canada) is not allowed to use Student Evaluations of Teaching in tenure
How do I manage to do all the things?
Women so often are asked: “How do you juggle family, career, and everything else?” But men are rarely asked about
On the breadth of faculty job applications
Faculty job application season is building. If you’re applying for jobs, how much time are you going to invest
Recommended reads #132
How do you pick a journal to submit to?
A list of completely neutral, race-blind college admissions questions
a WYSIWYG
“What are you doing on campus in the summer?”
I’m back from vacation! Anyhoo, a funny thing happens to me every summer.
Campus has an eerie quiet. There
The Power of Dismissal
I celebrated my 46th birthday last week by going snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. It was bittersweet. I’ve