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Mothering at Mid-Career: The Myth of Indispensability
One of the nice things about blogging is the sense it can provide of participating in an ongoing conversation. After...
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The Career Coach Is In: Transition, From the Inside Out
This week’s letter is from a tenured creative writing professor at a state college, who has two small children and...
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Ask and Ye Shall Receive...
Before my sojourn, I asked folks to contribute any tips for academic job candidates going out on interviews. Lo and...
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Happy July 4th from the Heartland
She'll have to drop the torch and the tablet to use it, though.
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Have We Given Up on the Idea of Earth?
We live with constant news of environmental catastrophe and possible, probable and certain extinctions, including humankind’s. Granted, the reports are...
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Assault on battery
A recent post on Gristmill spoke to Volkswagen's increasing investment in hybrid cars, and the industry trend towards less internal...
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Math Mom: Stillness
"I was holding a yoga pose." That is the reason my eight-year-old son gave me one spring day when I...
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Keeping the Donors and Their Heirs Happy
The act of matching donor wishes to institutional needs through philanthropic gift agreements is something of an art. Donors usually...