Mama PhD

This week’s letter is from a tenured creative writing professor at a state college, who has two small children and...

"I was holding a yoga pose." That is the reason my eight-year-old son gave me one spring day when I...

I started graduate school 18 years ago in September. I came into the program as one in a cohort of...

Like most of my colleagues -- and many of you, no doubt -- I've just finished writing my annual report...

This week’s question is from a research university doctoral student, Ellen, and it is one I would like to throw...

Recently I’ve been reading news reports on studies that link autism with multiple immunizations administered on the same day. This...

For most Americans, the months of June, July and August tend to conjure up images of sun, sand and water...

I had two visitors this month, one expected—my dad—and other unexpected -- myself at age 11. It wasn’t exactly an...