The Church of High Impact Practices
Educational fads come, and educational fads go. A dominant fad at the moment is “High Impact Practices.” Several years ago,
Recommended reads #37
* “If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it in an anonymous review.”
* Boat parts or names
When are minority-focused conferences the best choice?
Sometimes, the title has a question mark. The body of the text usually has the answer to the question in
Which institutions request external review for tenure files?
Today, I’m submitting my file for promotion. It’s crazy to think I submitted my most recent tenure file
Let’s stop mixing up education and social capital
When people talk about the “value of a quality education,” they’re probably not talking about education. What does a
Recommended reads #36
* One Woman’s Life in Science. This came out almost twenty years ago in the Sigma Xi magazine, but it
Graduate training, missed opportunities and the good ol’ days
A couple of recent conversations have got me thinking about the culture of academia and grad school training.
The first
12 tips for talking to science faculty about new teaching strategies
Attention education researchers: Here are some tips about interacting with science faculty. I’ve noticed that this genre uses a
Thinking about what we can do about sexual assault and harassment in the sciences
If you haven’t seen it yet, go over and read this courageous, important and stunningly written Op-Ed piece by
The two-body problem isn’t temporary
Wouldn’t it be amazing if both you and your partner landed great jobs in the same city or even