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We Need More Teachers

I'm a huge believer that as many people as possible involved in higher education should teach. Administrators should teach. Librarians...

ABC's and PhD's: Motivation

I’m a great one for To Do lists. For me they work especially well when I’m organized enough to have...

Long Distance Mom: International Women's Day

March 8th was International Women’s Day (IWD), which seems appropriate after watching Kathryn Bigelow make Oscar history last weekend (rock...

The Undertow

(Warning: this one's a little vent-y.) Yesterday started with one of those meetings that left me drained, precisely because it...

Laptop Bans Are a Terrible Idea

A colleague sent me an article from The Washington Post, "Wide Web of Diversions Gets Laptops Evicted From Lecture Halls."...

You can't beat city hall

In order to address a number of Greenback U's sustainability issues, it's necessary that the campus work hand-in-hand with local...

Mothering at Mid-Career: Talking about Teaching

A colleague e-mailed me recently — would I be interested in getting together an informal group of folks, every now...

Online Teaching Advice for Matt Wasowski

Matt. Very much enjoyed your Views column "Switching Sides" on your preparation to teach online. The fact that you will...