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14
Sep
An academic conference with $1000 registration

An academic conference with $1000 registration

Call now! Loan counselors are standing by at +1 (301) 731-4535*. This gets you a name badge, and a meal.
4 min read
12
Sep

To teach better, boost student confidence

Students learn better when their professors are demanding and have high standards. People learn even better when these professors are
2 min read
09
Sep
Recommended reads #86

Recommended reads #86

The physics crackpot index. More people should take geology in college. A cafe in Adelaide is selling a cup of
5 min read
05
Sep

Recruiting underrepresented minority students

The last couple weeks have posed a challenge, as several people have contacted me (mostly out of the blue), asking
11 min read
02
Sep

Small Pond summer recap

Now that the academic year is starting back up, what did you miss over the summer from Small Pond? Here
1 min read
29
Aug

What a fake turkey sandwich taught me about teaching

If you don’t ask hard questions about yourself, then you probably aren’t going to hear what you need
7 min read
26
Aug
Recommended reads #85

Recommended reads #85

In 10 years, Harvey Mudd (an exclusive STEM-focused college in the LA area, one of the Claremont Colleges) went from
8 min read
24
Aug

Conference travel awards that you can’t apply for until after the travel is done are bad

I’m about to make some statements that I think should be obvious. In fact, everything I say in this
3 min read
22
Aug

On absurd tenure requirements at small institutions

As this site continues to grow, the more I hear about issues that people face in teaching-focused institutions. There is
5 min read
17
Aug
Let’s nominate folks for NSF’s Waterman award, including women

Let’s nominate folks for NSF’s Waterman award, including women

Every year, the National Science Foundation gives an award to the most bestest early-career scientist in the US. It’s
4 min read