Which institutions request external review for tenure files?
Today, I’m submitting my file for promotion. It’s crazy to think I submitted my most recent tenure file
Let’s stop mixing up education and social capital
When people talk about the “value of a quality education,” they’re probably not talking about education. What does a
Recommended reads #36
* One Woman’s Life in Science. This came out almost twenty years ago in the Sigma Xi magazine, but it
Graduate training, missed opportunities and the good ol’ days
A couple of recent conversations have got me thinking about the culture of academia and grad school training.
The first
12 tips for talking to science faculty about new teaching strategies
Attention education researchers: Here are some tips about interacting with science faculty. I’ve noticed that this genre uses a
Thinking about what we can do about sexual assault and harassment in the sciences
If you haven’t seen it yet, go over and read this courageous, important and stunningly written Op-Ed piece by
The two-body problem isn’t temporary
Wouldn’t it be amazing if both you and your partner landed great jobs in the same city or even
Recommended reads #35
* Papers that triumphed over their rejections. How world-changing papers by Fermi, Krebs, Higgs, Margulis, Brockman, Mullis and more were rejected
Active learning is flexible and designed to reach the reticent
I’ve gotten positive feedback about a post in which I explain how it’s not that much work for
Where do you eat lunch? And does it matter?
Lunch culture seems to vary a lot from place to place.
I will admit to sometimes eating lunch at my