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15
Jan

Interview: David De Haan

This is the first in an irregular series of interviews with scientists who research in teaching-centered institutions. Meet David De
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13
Jan
Tenure denial, seven years later

Tenure denial, seven years later

Last month, l linked to a series of posts about my job search after tenure denial, and how I settled
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10
Jan

Friday Recommended Reads #15

If you hear a song and want to know what it is, you can whip out your phone and an
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08
Jan

Keeping seven people out of your head

I recently declined to seek an opportunity to become a 50% time administrator. Why did I turn it down? I
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07
Jan

Getting back to the routine.

Last year was a pretty big one for me, both personally and professionally. We bought a row house and moved
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06
Jan

Cheating is the norm. Plan your course with this in mind.

If you make it through the upcoming semester without having busted any students for cheating, then the odds are that
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28
Dec

Are you taking a real holiday? A poll.

On any given day, we don’t have to work as much as we usually do. A lot needs to
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23
Dec

NSF mostly overlooked teaching institutions for Presidential Early Career Awards

The PECASE awards from NSF were announced as a Christmas present for 19 scientists. These Presidential Early Career Awardees are
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20
Dec

Friday Recommended Reads #14

Would you like to volunteer in a natural history museum collection but can’t find the time or opportunity? If
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19
Dec

The rejection that wasn’t

I remember when I got the reviews back from the first big paper that I submitted. I was mad to
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