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Jane is an assistant professor in a computing field, and a new mother. Join her as she navigates the tenure track, deals with gender issues, figures out how to be a parent, and tries to have some semblance of a life.

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Blogging about teaching: the miniseries
Introduction
The intro courses
The intro courses, part 2
The mid-tier courses
The upper-level courses

Stuff I should probably be working on:
Journal paper #1-- submitted, returned, pending resubmission elsewhere
Journal paper #2 -- 95% complete
Journal paper #3 (abstract accepted) -- submitted for review!
Cool Extension project -- 5% complete
Next Stage project -- 30% complete
Easy Conference Paper project -- 65% complete

tenure:

Waiting

I have been waiting for my summer to begin. May was a nightmarish whirlwind of deadlines and heavy amounts of work and way too many obligations, that spilled over into June. (But on the bright side, I did get another...

Taking up space

The theme of this month's Scientiae carnival is "Added Weight: Taking up Space." This theme is very timely for me, since I've been thinking about this topic lately---a lot. And, readers of the old blog may remember that my "theme"...

Intention/Reality

Things I should be working on vs. things I've actually been working on this morning:...

Things I've learned by virtue of being a mom

In honor of Mother's Day, and in honor of the one-year anniversary of Baby Jane's appearance on Planet Earth, here, in no particular order, are the top five things I've learned from being a mom this past year. And, as...

Things I've been pondering lately

It's been quiet around here lately, I realize. As you can tell from the last few posts, life has been busy and angsty and not a lot of fun lately. But a very large burden has been lifted (which I...

Giving myself credit for being myself

Not too long ago, I had lunch with one of my mentors, a senior woman in a different department who has been just an incredible resource and sounding board for me over the years. Meeting with this woman always makes...

Wait, did I just see a pig fly?

Longtime readers of this blog are familiar with the struggles I've had to finish and submit journal articles. In particular, there are two such articles that I've been working on forever that I just couldn't seem to wrap up, for...

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