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On what does it take to become an associate editor at an academic journal (and why we need clear rub
An early career colleague recently asked me what it takes to become an associate editor at a top journal in my discipline. I paused to...
On how single academic parents have fewer choices & degrees of freedom.
Recently, another academic asked: how do you do it? How can you raise a kid? And be so productive? I paused. The question was genuine. I...
Ten smart moves by PhD students at conferences while on the job market.
With summer conference season wrapped up, I took some time to think about smart moves that I have seen #PhDstudents make on the job...
10 mistakes PhD students make at conferences while on the job market.
With summer conference season close to wrapped up, I reflected on mistakes that I made & have seen made by PhD students. I thought I...
On what does it take to earn a spot at a Research One University in the United States.
Late one night, as the evening wound down at a conference, a #phdstudent asked me how to land a job at an R1 university. It was late & I...
On integrity in Scholarly Life … and building a better Academy.
Recently, a senior faculty member emoted that if you have a strong research record, nothing else mattered, because teaching didn’t help...
On Becoming Better Mentors to Ph.D. Students
"The Chair" on Netflix triggered me this week - watching the hapless Ph.D. student, marginalized by a self-absorbed advisor, subject to...
On the perils of counting papers & research rankings to scholarly life.
On the perils of research productivity papers and rankings. A student recently asked me: "what I thought was the most damaging paper to...
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