Mama PhD

Historians discuss backlash against hiring female and minority professors -- and emerging ideas about recruiting gay faculty.

One reason I’ve endured the long distance challenges of a commuting lifestyle for so long is the flexibility academic life...

Happy New Year everyone! Having passed through to the other side of our most consumer-driven season of the year, maybe...

Over the past several weeks, I have discussed the impact of attending a traditionally female college in the early 1970s...

I have read with interest the recent columns by Susan O’Daugherty about her experience at a women’s college in the...

This week, after much discussion and soul-searching, my husband quit his job. A stoical guy who has worked full-time since...

My family spent New Year’s Eve and the following weekend at one of our favorite places in the world, Friday...

A week ago I was in a warm and well-appointed hotel room, embarking on a second day of conference interviews...