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Career Coach: Should I Adjunct?
I taught for several years at a state school of fairly low rank and then taught at a very diverse...
Drama Mama: One Rabbit
When I was a young actress in New York City my managers gave me an ultimatum. They said I had...
Motherhood After Tenure: Anxiety
When I was a girl, I took a trip to visit my grandparents in Florida. Leaving Buffalo, NY in November...
ABC's and PhD's: The Secret Lives of Soccer Moms
My kids have been playing soccer since they were 4 years old, and just this week, I found out that...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Career Suicide and Frankenstein
I'm teaching Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein in one of my classes right now, and somehow it's striking a different chord...
Career Coach: A Question No One's Asked
Okay, first up, people, ASK ME QUESTIONS. I'm kind of bad about remembering to write this column on Friday, which...
Drama Mama: Inconsistent
“Take a stand!” I urged a freshman in a conference during office hours just this morning. “Your paper is wishy-washy...
Motherhood After Tenure: the Sabbatical Begins
This is the second week of my sabbatical and already I have a sinking feeling that I’m not accomplishing enough...