Remembering what it’s like to be a college student
When working with others, it is good to respect differing perspectives and values, even if we don’t understand them.
Friday Recommended Reads #2
Quotes of the week from Joan Strassmann:
In my current biggest class there are 52 students… No one should email
Sincere answers to stupid questions
This post is based on a classic Mad Magazine feature, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.
Some people use search engines
Is innovation stifled by overwork? The case of Iceland
A few years ago, I spent some vacation time in Iceland. I saw plenty of the country, and probably visited
Advising undergraduates on applications for grad school
Now’s the time of year when prospective grad students need to get serious about applying to graduate programs.
Students
A little literature on how pseudonymity may alter reach or impact
Recently, I wondered in a post whether the vagueness of the identity of an author affects the dissemination and acceptance
What faculty really need: Time
What faculty need doesn’t always translate into what administrators think faculty need.
Administrators overseeing faculty, who do their jobs
More female LEGO scientists, please!
This week, there was some to-do about a new female scientist LEGO figure. I wasn’t quite satisfied, and I
So, teaching is for people who have imposter syndrome?
Isn’t it a bummer when your research is founded on an invalid premise? This can’t be a good
How a research institution can mentor undergrads better than an undergraduate institution
More doctoral students emerge from small liberal arts colleges than from the undergraduate populace of research institutions.
This is a
