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Mothering at Mid-Career

My piece last week struck a nerve, it seems, among some childless academics and with at least one person who...

Ask the Administrator: In a Holding Pattern

A new correspondent writes: I’m writing you for advice because recently I’ve run into a brick wall in my job...

Career Coach: No Woman Is an Island, Part 2

Since the incident I wrote about last week, in which I failed to stand up for my fellow women, I...

Respite and radio

I went on a week's vacation earlier this summer. Went towards the water, and saw a surprising number of wind...

Thomas E. Kennedy Interview, Pt. 3

This is the third and final part of Tom's interview by Okla Elliott. My thanks to them both. Read Part...

Ask the Administrator: Social Media and Academic Careers

A new correspondent writes: With the exponential growth in use of social networking, in what ways do sites such as...

Math Geek Mom: What Shall We Call Ourselves?

I guess we made the “big time” when this blog was criticized by the Wall Street Journal a few weeks...

Suing the Alma Mater

Several alert readers sent me links to this story, about a new graduate who is suing her alma mater (of...