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When a Workplace Skips a Generation
There's a fairly wide, if shallow, literature out there on different generations in the workplace. It's often fun to read...
ABCs and PhDs: Grad student family leave policies
A graduate student I know at a well-respected public university had a baby last year. This spring her husband’s job...
Omaha stakes
Warren Buffett has seen the future of personal transportation, and it isn't spelled "GM". The Oracle of Omaha (or, more...
Mothering at Mid-Career: 'Balancing Teaching and Research'
Someone just asked me to participate in a panel discussion on “balancing teaching and research” (this in the context of...
Ask the Administrator: Perceptions of Online Graduate Degrees
A new correspondent writes: I am two years into the four year tenure process at my community college after having...
The Bright Side of Economic Freefall
As the soufflé of an overleveraged economy collapses, it's easy to focus on the negative. I spent most of December...
Career Coach: Don't Rush to Grad School
Can't find a job? Don't go to grad school. The economy's tanking! Should I give up looking for a job...
Contemplating rurality
When I'm not on campus, I farm. As a result, for the last 25+ years, I've lived a ways from...