05
May
Should journals pay for manuscript reviews?
It’s not rare for people to remark, “Why should journals expect me to work for free? Reviews are hard
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Newsletter
29
Apr
Competence is underrated
Academics spent a fair amount of time focusing attention on people who do exceptional things. Fauci’s h-score. Doudna’s
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19
Apr
Challenges for pandemic teaching, Fall 2021 edition
In the fall, we’ll be starting our fourth semester of pandemic teaching. I imagine it will be the last.
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16
Apr
Recommended reads #190
Whatever you might say about mental health support to your students in your syllabus, the tone of your overall document
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26
Mar
Recommended reads #189
Hey there, Beronda Montgomery’s Lessons From Plants is now out! (indiebound | amazon). Her articles and blog posts are often
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15
Mar
Why you should nominate people for awards
Awards and honors don’t matter, but, still, they really matter.
By that, I mean: An award is merely a
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12
Mar
Recommended reads #188
The science of changing the minds of unreasonable people
This longform article, “Private Schools Are Indefensible” captures the fundamental issues
3 min read
26
Feb
Recommended reads #187
The last time I did one of these posts was early January?? Wow. That says something (not so uplifting) about
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16
Feb
Adjusting scholarship expectations after the pandemic ends
For most of us, academic productivity has taken a huge hit over the past year. And that’s fine. If
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11
Feb
Lessons I’ve learned from goin’ admin
When I created this site, I was feeling some Associate Professor doldrums. The intervening eight years have brought a lot
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