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A friend of the blog, Alex, has an essay published in Inside Higher Ed. Check it out! https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/07/23/asking-faculty-answer-diversity-questions-wont-achieve-institutional-goals-opinion
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Graduate students come with a range of technical backgrounds/levels of preparation, a range of natural aptitudes/talent, and a range of attitudes toward gradate school (comprising the willingness to work hard, coachability, etc.). There are other relevant axes if excellence, but for now let’s focus on these three. Ideally, a student has a great aptitude, background,
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*cough, cough* Anyone home? It’s really dusty in here. I know my blogging frequency has dropped to nearly zero, but I’m still here and I plan to stay here, just not as often as I used to. I don’t want to commit to a posting frequency, because all commitments make me want to flee screaming
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We all know that one by George Carlin (paraphrasing): ” Inside every cynical person hides a disappointed idealist.” I wonder if I’ve hit the level of cynicism that ends up being toxic to those around me, rather than serving the primary purpose, which is to steady me for inevitable disappointment in the face of people’s
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Dear Passionate Organizer of Stuff, I am glad you enjoy your clutter-free desk, alphabetized books, and color-coordinated to-do-lists. I am glad the teachings of Marie Kondo elucidate a path toward joy for you. What I ask is that you leave me the fuck alone; that you do not passive-aggressively or — let’s face it —
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As faculty at research institutions, we have a lot of freedom in how we run our groups and that’s generally a good thing. Most of us do many things in similar ways: we have group meetings and individual meetings with our students; we teach them how to write research papers and give presentations; we train
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I’ve been working on my annual report for 2018. It was not a bad year; I got a lot of new money, an award, but paperwise it was lower than my usual annual output and I know why — senior students graduated in the two years prior and the group is full of newbie folks
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On the one hand, things would likely not be better elsewhere. On the other hand, things might be better elsewhere. I like my department. I like my colleagues, I really like most of those with whom I interact frequently, I like department staff, and I like department leadership. I am, however, not delighted with our
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My reserves of empathy are seriously depleted. A problem with trying to be supportive and helpful is that people take you up on support and helpfulness, and then some. They take and take, take it all, and then ask for more. And when you say no more, put up boundaries, you are met with a
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Soooo… This semester is kicking my butt big time. Teaching overload in anticipation of a sabbatical, lots of grownup service, far too much face time with colleagues and students… So today I left the committee meeting I had after my second class and gave a ride to a colleague. During class I received ~15 text
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