Mama PhD

It is ironic that the two jobs by which I define myself; mother and teacher, are the two jobs that...

Technology is supposed to help long distance commuters bridge many kinds of gaps—personal, intellectual, financial, and physical, to name a...

Last Tuesday my 7-year-old came home from school and proudly showed off his new library book about a super-hero who...

I’m teaching a new course this semester, and it’s one that requires me to stretch quite a bit beyond my...

Once, when I was in high school, I entered a public speaking contest. I think there were four entries, and...

By lucky coincidence one of my closest friends is on sabbatical at the same time as I. Although we joked...

A graduate student I know at a well-respected public university had a baby last year. This spring her husband’s job...

Someone just asked me to participate in a panel discussion on “balancing teaching and research” (this in the context of...