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The Platinum Rule

Twice in the last month, I've been in meetings at which somebody suggested that the solution to some ongoing dilemma...

ABC's and Ph.D.'s: Back to Elementary School

When my older daughter started elementary school, I asked about helping out occasionally in her classroom and I was politely...

When the Boss is Awful

In response to yesterday's post, several commenters asked variations on "well, okay, but what if the dean is a jackass...

Widow X Waits for You

It’s easy to feel an exhilaration verging on hysteria at the start of a big research project; you don’t even...

Issues of scale

To attend a commencement last weekend, I had to travel overnight. Two related observations stick in my mind, although I...

Speaking Like a Hedgehog, Hearing Like a Fox

If you haven't yet seen Tenured Radical's wonderful post on how to think like an administrator, check it out. Most...

Mothering at Mid-Career: May Term

Last year at this time I was beginning to see the end of my sabbatical. My colleagues had wrapped up...

Career Coach: Changes in Priorities

I defended my dissertation — my last hurdle before graduation — two weeks before my son's due date. After the...