Mama PhD

A professional mom named “Abigail” wrote me in the throes of deciding whether to leave her corporate career for an...

Wikipedia states: In general usage, complexity often tends to be used to characterize something with many parts in intricate arrangement...

Let me clear up any misconception. I am a tenured faculty member at a celebrated liberal arts institution who will...

I have a friend who’s coming up for tenure at a major research university this summer. He calls it his...

I've probably spent more time than I should over this Memorial Day weekend at the IHE site, reading and re-reading...

Super Nanny was cancelled tonight – replaced by Lost. As if pretty, stranded people battling unknown forces could replace my...

On a recent Saturday, right in the middle of our weekly cleaning spree, an acquaintance called to invite my eight-year-old...

Each year some 57,000 newly awarded PhD’s enter the job market – way too many for all to find positions...