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Math Geek Mom: Looking Backwards
This one week when I was ahead of myself and wrote my entry early in the week, and, what do...
Long Distance Mom: Funding Mom's Degree
Temperatures are on the rise as funds are sinking fast for college tuition. Recently, I was put in charge of...
ABC's and PhD's: Opting elsewhere
An article in the Washington Post last week stirred up the old “Opt-out” argument of Lisa Belkin by bringing in...
On children's literature and academic administration
I've been going to a lot more meetings this year than I've done in years past — it's a mark...
Career Coach: More on Women and Work Styles
I thought all of the responses to last week’s post were terrific. Differential treatment can be hard to talk about...
Math Geek Mom: Not so Happy Meal
Ok, so I admit it. I am not a good cook, and, on top of it, I spend a lot...
Motherhood After Tenure: What makes a happy woman?
This week I’m teaching Frankenstein in a lower-level women’s literature course. Among the host of meaty issues, we discuss the...
ABC's and PhD's: Time management and obsessiveness
A radio interview I heard yesterday completely derailed the blog theme I’d planned for this week (I’ll have to save...