Tag: academia
Pseudonyms are essential online
[Trigger warning for discussions of online and IRL abuse and violence]
An Entomological Carol
I was cleaning my office last night, and found a newsletter from my graduate department in 1987! I had to share. Lyrics by Jim Richmond; hopefully he doesn’t mind me sharing them here. Sung […]
Choosing a Graduate Program and Advisor
While data are incomplete, estimates put the number of people who enter graduate school, but don’t complete a degree, around 44%. Let’s ponder that for a moment. Nearly half of students admitted to PhD programs, some […]
How Undergraduate and Graduate School are different
Since I got so many questions, I thought I would pontificate a bit longer on the graduate school question, and turn it into a series of posts. Let’s start with the decision to go to […]
The PhD Question
I get this question a lot. “Should I do a PhD? I want to work in _____.” I get it so much, in fact, that I thought I’d turn this into a post, and let […]
An Entomological Carol
I was cleaning my office last night, and found a newsletter from my graduate department in 1987! It’s a little late, but this one was so amusing I had to share. Lyrics by Jim Richmond; […]
Tragedy at UAH
Once again, I find myself writing about Academia, and things gone horribly wrong. Almost half of the biology department was killed or injured yesterday in what seems to have been a tenure meeting. One faculty […]
Do scientists work too hard?
A recent article in Academe Online had some startling numbers that I had long suspected, but wasn’t able to back up with data until now. Over half of scientists surveyed–regardless of gender–reported they work 50 […]
Universities in Trouble
One thing that has made my new job even harder is dealing with the financial fallout in Michigan as it affects state and university budgets. A review of several books that deal with University funding […]
Bug Gwen 