Mama PhD

This week the MLA released the full version of its “Associate Professor” survey results. Data from this report has been...

Hello, I found you online when you responded to a student's concerns about leaving her academic schoolwork (you posed 8...

When I was in graduate school, it seemed that everyone’s dissertation was more interesting than my own. Of course, this...

While on sabbatical and spending more time with my kids, my thirteen year-old daughter, Katie, has opted to spend evenings...

I just came across this new NSF-supported event organized by the University of Washington ADVANCE center for institutional change: “On-ramps...

Lately I find myself wearing several hats. I’m chairing a committee to look into our first-year curriculum, for example, at...

This semester, my institution has been moving toward developing a family leave policy for faculty and staff. I'll start by...

The other day I found myself watching “Good Morning America” while waiting for some work to be done on my...