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Math Geek Mom: The Undercover Boss
I chose my first job out of graduate school for several reasons. The president of that university was a graduate...
Academic employment - the leader in the clubhouse
Well. a good number of the results are in, and the leader is -- to no one's surprise -- "because...
Vegas, Conventions, Transmedia
I have spent the last few days in Vegas as part of an invited group of faculty at the National...
Muslim Women Scholars and the Production of Knowledge
During the past two decades, reform-oriented Muslim women scholars, also known as Islamic feminists, started “speaking for themselves”. Their voices...
The Triumph of "Triumph of the City"
I'm an intellectual urbanist who grew up in the suburbs (Brookline, MA) and lives in the country (Etna, NH). A...
Scenes from the Science Fair
- The Boy and The Girl both did science fair projects again this year. TB did one on paper airplanes...
Academic employment - the second half of my answer
So if working in a fixed location was what first attracted me to Greenback, what kept me there? In two...
Academic employment - half an answer
Previously, I asked why folks choose to work in higher education. Since then, I've gotten a number of emails containing...