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Long Distance Mom: Job Hunting? Considering a Commute?

Well, it is interviewing time and, for many of us, it means that we have moved beyond the phone interview...

When Professors Vanish

This is one of the parts of the job for which you're never really trained. Every so often, usually around...

Ask the Administrator: Union Work as CV Stain?

A slightly nervous correspondent writes: I'm a grad student in a humanities discipline at a public university, and I'm set...

ABCs and PhDs: Tipping Point

The first days of a new year always fill me with a numbing sense of dread that is deeply rooted...

When it's better neither to give nor to receive

As a change agent with an audience consisting largely of young adults, I understand the value of tchotchkes. You know...

Mothering at Mid-Career: A New Chapter

This week my family starts a new chapter, as our daughter moves to San Francisco for the second half of...

The Uses of Students

A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation with a contact at a respected private university. We discussed the...

Welcome to The Year ...

... of Science. Please note: not just a year of science, but The Year of Science! Did you miss all...