Mama PhD

Last week, the greater Cleveland area let out a collective groan as we learned that our star basketball player would...

My daughter, Katie, is staying with me in Chicago for a few weeks this summer. She turns fifteen this Thursday...

When I was midway through 10th grade I became “foreign correspondent” for my high school newspaper. This title I achieved...

( My last blog post contained a spoiler alert—this one may need a “book nerd” alert, for I fear that...

For most of my working life — including school vacations in high school and college — I have worked at...

There is a concept in Labor Economics known as "internal labor markets," which notices that many firms hire employees only...

This past month, I have been trying to follow fellow blogger Kerry Ann Rockquemore’s advice on how to eliminate summer...

This week I'm reporting from Edmonton, Alberta, at the half-way point of our family vacation. With our car looking like...