Mama PhD

I have written before about my philosophy of learning math. I tell my students that one needs to do math...

Geez. There ain’t no denying it. Forty-five is middle-aged. Actually it’s beyond middle-aged. I’ll be darn lucky to make it...

Recently a friend of mine, a fellow PhD/stay-at-home mom, told me that she’d taken the day off. I was puzzled...

It's Nick's spring break week this week. The weather is gorgeous — spring has catapulted us overnight into summer, and...

I have been reading Libby Gruner’s recent “advising” columns with interest, both because I wish I’d had someone like her...

I’ve never considered myself an administrator. I’m a teacher first, a scholar second, and committee member/service provider third. I doubt...

A few months ago I offered some advice to my daughter in this space, about keeping her options open and...

I take a singing class on Monday nights. This is joyful recreation for me, as well as a nostalgic experience...