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Motherhood After Tenure: they're killing doctors
They’re killing doctors. That’s what I thought in October, 1998 when I heard that Dr. Barnett Slepian had been gunned...
ABCs and PhD's: Impostor
A lot of my memory of college is a blur now, but a few things I stand out in my...
What's the Matter with Illinois?
No, I don’t mean this. Or this. Or this. I’m not even referring to the governor of Illinois at the...
Ask the Administrator: Decoding Mixed Signals
A regular correspondent writes: What do you do when the combination of a dean with a tentative style and an...
Keep your eye on the road ahead
This week, it's easy to get lulled into driving with your eyes on the rear-view mirror. Chrysler apparently comes out...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Why I Do Research
Last week Inside Higher Ed reported on an intriguing paper by Dahlia K. Remler and Elda Pema, a professor of...
Ask the Administrator: Cheap Shots in Student Course Evaluations
A Canadian correspondent writes: The CC has dramatically different standards and practices from the other schools [at which I've taught]...
Changing Barometers
Back in the 80's and early 90's, the way you could tell if a speaker was losing the audience was...