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Math Mom: Summer Nights
Sweaty eleven-year-old boys with freckles across their noses, Little League baseball games and ice cream in waffle cones mean the...
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ABCs and PhDs: Variety
I recently read a New York Times article describing a new study put out by the Center for Work Life...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: What Summer is For
No matter how long I live on the academic schedule, I still have some trouble adjusting to what summer is...
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The Career Coach Is In: Advice to a Wandering Twentysomething
This week, I’m going to include the full letter from a reader, because I think it’s a great illustration of...
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Drama Mama: Wolves
Kids are mean in elementary school. They are mean in college. When I first began teaching I befriended many students...
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Math Mom: June
June. Not the month bookended by May and July but a small, strong woman who runs marathons to raise money...
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ABC's and PhD's: One long experiment
Before our first child was born we prepared to be parents in ways that academics always prepare for big projects...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Mind the Gap
In my bio for this blog, I mention "two children, one of whom should be heading off to college in...