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Motherhood After Tenure: In Praise of Late Blooming
Flying back from my conference last weekend, I experienced a moment of rare satisfaction: the conference had gone well, our...
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Intersession
Wise and worldly readers, I need the benefit of your varied experience. Have you been able to make a January...
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Which Job Market Are We Talking About?
I had one of those moments of cognitive dissonance this week, when I was at a meeting trying to establish...
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ABCs and PhDs: Santa Claus economics
At breakfast Monday morning my husband came downstairs to announce that he’d thought of something for his Christmas list. Hurray...
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Sustainability work #7 - More plotting and planning
So, when all is said and done, what matters is getting Greenback to a position of sustainability. We need to...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Fair vs. Equal
The comments on Aeron Haynie's post last week got me thinking: are benefits for working parents fair? Some commenters suggest...
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Clueless in Seattle
An alert reader sent me this story from the Seattle Times. It's about the hiring and abrupt firing, with allegations...
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"Find the Money in the Budget"
If you want to watch a dean's eyes roll back into her head, just ask for something and tell her...