Mama PhD

Story time is a treasured ritual at our house. Not only is it a chance for me to find out...

I spent the day with rubrics and spreadsheets. This is not exactly the life I envisioned when I began my...

Ann Zimmerman reports in The Wall Street Journal that, thanks in large part to a viral campaign by female computer...

Once, when I was in high school, I must have said something that particularly exasperated one of my teachers. She...

Last week a colleague and I gave a talk to new faculty on work-life balance. It is part of series...

I’m a mom, who has prioritized full-time parenting, and I stand in the sidelines of academia. This can be painful...

Sometimes I think it's a good thing I'm not wealthy*. Not that I can't imagine all kinds of good things...

I don’t think it’s coincidental that recent posts to this blog have focused on the importance of self-care even in...