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Advantages and Drawbacks to Attending a (Mostly) Women's College - III
Last week I described some of the advantages of attending a mostly women’s college. Here are some ways in which...
Advantages and Drawbacks to Attending a (Mostly) Women's College - II
As described last week, I entered college in the fall of 1970 with some trepidation. Recent exposure to a group...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Now and Then
A week from now, the presents will all be unwrapped, the Christmas cookies mostly eaten—and I'll be sitting in a...
Advantages and Drawbacks to Attending a (Mostly) Women's College - Part 1
Recent discussions on this blog about gender balance in colleges and universities have sparked a number of memories of my...
Math Geek Mom: Truth in Giving
Our jobs as professors are built around truth and integrity. We spend our research time searching for the truth, and...
Long Distance Mom: Airports and Non-Places
What does ‘home for the holidays’ mean when you aren’t really sure where your home is located? Marc Auge’s book...
ABC's and PhD's: Nobel perspective
Two weeks ago I reported on a proposal about to come up for vote in the University of Maryland senate...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Thinking about my students
Last month Aeron Haynie's piece on "taking students personally" hit home for me. One of the great pleasures of teaching...