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23
Jul

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
11 min read
18
Jul

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
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13
Jul

Recommended reads #132

How do you pick a journal to submit to? A list of completely neutral, race-blind college admissions questions a
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12
Jul

“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
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01
Jul

The Power of Dismissal

I celebrated my 46th birthday last week by going snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. It was bittersweet. I’ve
5 min read
18
Jun

What’s fun for profs is not fun for all

I want to share a quick story about something slightly stupid that I did some years ago, while teaching. I
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15
Jun

Recommended reads #131

This week, the National Academy of Sciences released a report on gender harassment and sexual misconduct in our profession. There
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11
Jun
Sharing their stories

Sharing their stories

I don’t have a post for you today. Instead, please read some of the stories at MeTooSTEM. It’s
1 min read
04
Jun

An education in academia

I’m in the field right now. Which means that I’m among many fellow academics, from a wide range
3 min read
01
Jun

Recommended reads #130

This is a spectacular and moving essay: Our Houses Became Boats: Surviving Hurricane Maria and salvaging my career in its
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