Are REUs always good for students enrolled in MSIs? It’s complicated.
In my department, we have a complicated relationship with REU (Research Experience for Undergraduate) programs. We have several well-funded active
Recommended reads #203
An article in Slate about how folks in the humanities aren’t doing the off-campus volunteer academic service like they
Who uses tenure and how do they use it?
They say that tenure is designed to protect academic freedom. That is mostly true, but it is also used for
Systemic racial disparities in NSF funding
If you’re doing basic scientific research in the US, here’s a new must read. This preprint by Chen
Why I don’t have trouble finding peer reviewers
I see this very often in social media, and also in conversation with other academic editors: it’s getting harder
Hidden curriculum™ for mid-career faculty
Over the last few months, I’ve had some quality time with a bunch of other mid-career academics who are
Recommended reads #202
The serviceberry
“I wouldn’t be a scientist without my abortion.”
What’s in a bird name?
13 ways to
EEB Mentor Match 2022 is live!
This is just a quick post to let you know that EEB Mentor Match is now launched, and is ready
Effective teaching is not standardized teaching
There was a comment on a recent post that I’ve been chewing over for the past week, that gets
Building and maintaining friendships as an academic
I just made a few new friends, perhaps.
After more than two years of pandemic-induced isolation, I had the privilege
