Latest

12
May
Summer is approaching: beware the pit of crocodiles

Summer is approaching: beware the pit of crocodiles

Yes, this is a warning sign that your wheelchair might roll into a pit of crocodiles. Photo: Terry McGlynn Summer
1 min read
10
May
The relationships among fame, impact and research quality

The relationships among fame, impact and research quality

I just read a particularly interesting post by Dr. Becca about life about halfway through the tenure track that got
4 min read
09
May

Efficient teaching: marking down for grammatical errors

I used to be appalled at the quality of my students’ writing on exams and other in-class assignments. Now I’
2 min read
08
May

Applying for faculty positions: the teaching philosophy

Job application season is not ramping up until the end of summer, but I’m bringing this topic up now
5 min read
07
May

How much space do faculty at teaching campuses take up in journals?

What’s the relative influence of teaching faculty on their fields as a whole? That’s hard to measure. Here’
1 min read
06
May

Getting and running a big site grant in a small institution: how collaborations fail

Here’s the message of the post in a single sentence: You need open communication and collaboration to land and
9 min read
03
May
Getting past the comic stereotype of grad student life

Getting past the comic stereotype of grad student life

I loved grad school. I have serious nostalgia for grad school. If I could be a grad student forever, that
2 min read
02
May

How to run a summer undergraduate research lab

That title should indicate a question rather than a set of instructions. How do you run a research lab in
2 min read
01
May

What really is “excellence” in teaching ?

I’d like to extend a topic that I brought up recently – about the difficulty in evaluating excellence in teaching.
3 min read
01
May

Don’t waste tenure

Tenure gives us academic freedom. This doesn’t have to be an empty concept. Before you get tenure, you need
3 min read