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ABCs and PhDs: Saving Our Woods
The patch of woods outside my front door is in trouble. After we moved into our neighborhood four years ago...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Revisiting the Mommy Wars
I've been saving links* to the Sarah Palin coverage for the last week and a half, but I'm still feeling...
Career Counselor: Conflict With a Supervisor
I'm having a bit of a conflict with my supervisor, and I don't know who to ask about it because...
Drama Mama: Downpour, Doubt and Diego
My son’s daycare teacher confided in me that she is also a single mom. It gives me great hope. Not...
Motherhood After Tenure: the Teacher as Student
This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education contains an essay by Roger H. Martin, a former college president who spent a...
ABCs and PhDs: Small Bites
My baby started kindergarten last week. Well, she’s actually five, and very ready for kindergarten, but she’s my youngest. I’ve...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Training Day
Only two weeks ago I confidently announced that " it's not a race," that I'd be able to keep my...
Drama Mama: Hurrah for the IT department!
Hurrah for the IT department! I never thought I would say that about any IT department anywhere. Don’t get me...