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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Academia:
Busy.
I have at least six things I really want to write blog posts about at the moment, but the day job is a harsh mistress. So instead of a content-laden post, you get a list so you can play along...Posted on May 8, 2008 10:28 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Passion quilt: a meme for teachers.
More than a month ago William the Coroner tagged me. It is not just that I am slow; this meme is challenging! Not mush, methodology....Posted on May 6, 2008 11:13 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Relationships in lab groups.
This post is standing in for a lecture and class discussion that would be happening today if I knew how to be in two places at once. (Welcome Phil. 133 students! Make yourselves at home in the comments, and feel...Posted on May 1, 2008 2:05 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The love/hate relationship with academia.
Maria has an awesome post about her thoughts upon wrapping up her Master's thesis. It captures the kind of shifts one can have in figuring out what to do, who to be, and how schooling fits into all of that...Posted on April 30, 2008 2:08 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A question for those who teach.
Do you ever get to the point where if you haven't checked your syllabus within the last few hours, you have no confidence that you actually know what day it is? Or is it just me?...Posted on April 24, 2008 2:01 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Getting students to ask good questions.
Neil Sinhababu (aka the Ethical Werewolf) lays out one approach to making an impression in a job interview teaching demo: Before giving my job talk, N[ational] U[niversity of] S[ingapore] had me give an hour-long presentation to the graduate students and...Posted on April 20, 2008 11:54 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Words of advice for new tenure track faculty.
ScienceWoman has a great post on balancing responsibilities in a new tenure track job, with an eye to publishing papers and setting up a robust and productive research program. It's a must-read, especially for those who are lucky enough to...Posted on April 19, 2008 9:30 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Honesty, diplomacy, independence, and solidarity in public discussions about science.
At DrugMonkey, PhysioProf explores the rules of engagement between grad students in journal club and seminar presentations (building off of interesting explorations of this question from A Lady Scientist, Dr. Jekyll & Mrs. Hyde, and Acmegirl -- all of which...Posted on April 14, 2008 2:50 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
What students need from their professors.
Having recently posted on professors who challenged (and frequently scared) me, I was struck by a post at the Reality-Based Community suggesting that being the cool prof is not the path to effectiveness:...Posted on March 22, 2008 12:27 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Should I be ABD before I have a baby? (and other questions about academic motherhood)
I recently received an email, prompted by my series about having a family and an academic career, asking for some input: I am a mere first year in a Ph.D. program and am a bit older than the other students....Posted on February 29, 2008 8:30 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A desk of one's own.
Regular readers of this blog know that I am hoping to be on a sabbatical leave during academic year 2008-2009. Indeed, some of you have asked, "Where are you going to go?" The answer:...Posted on February 27, 2008 2:50 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Book review: Intuition.
What is it like to be a scientist while also being a human being?Posted on February 16, 2008 3:30 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A tangle of controversy -- and a plea to start untangling.
You've probably heard that UCLA scientist Edythe London, whose house was earlier vandalized to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars by animal rights activists, has once again been targeted. This time an incendiary device was left on her...Posted on February 14, 2008 7:19 PM • 34 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Learning student names.
Today was the last day of the semester for students to add courses, and the last day to drop a course without it showing up on one's transcript was a week ago. (The order of these two dates, it seems...Posted on February 11, 2008 8:52 PM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Graduate students: NSF Debating Science program.
I'm passing on information about a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation for graduate students. The program, organized by the University of Montana Center for Ethics, is called Debating Science 2008, and here's how it's described on the announcement:...Posted on February 11, 2008 12:58 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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