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Women in Academia: Earnest Job Talk

April 25, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

I am maybe breaking one of my rules today. I am very, very sorry about this, but I am going to reference work done at one of the blogs at the journal Nature. Why am I so sorry? Because I am not sure that this information is freely available to people without a subscription and I hate talking about something not everyone has access to. Really, if you cannot access it, you have my most sincere apologies. But this article is just that valuable. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: blog, jobs, jobs outside of academia, nature, women in academia 9 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: So You’ve Been Accepted to Grad School

March 28, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

Official graduate school acceptances are flying through the (e)mail like so many focused pigeons. If you spent your fall and winter honing your cover letter, resume, and essay, this is a particularly exhilarating and stressful time of year. After all, soon you will have to choose which program is right for you, if any. So what do you do after you have been accepted? Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: acceptance, career, Friday Night Lights, future, graduate school, making a choice, women in academia 3 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Ah! Real Stress!

February 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

I talk about stress every so often and by that I mean that I talk about stress so very often, but I don’t see any other way around it: being in academia, whether you’re just starting out or well into your career, can be extremely stressful. Let’s take a moment to relax together. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: low stress, stress, to-do lists, tricks, women in academia, work 16 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: What’s up with Elsevier?

February 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

I thought that after last week, I’d be done talking with money for a little bit, but no sooner had I hit “submit” on my last Women in Academia post than the conversation brewing around the scientific publisher Elsevier hit a boiling point. Now, nearly 4500 and counting academics, scientists, and researchers have signed a petition boycotting Elsevier. Is it finally the chance to have a real conversation about open access to academic journals? I sure hope so. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: open access, publishing, science, women in academia 9 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Three Stories about Money and Academia

February 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

Three stories broke recently, each highlighting slightly different issues facing academia. One focuses on undergraduate students struggling to make financial ends meet. Another focuses on the increasingly difficult funding landscape that may imperil the careers of researchers. And the last looks at the growth, and disparity in growth, between large and small university and college endowments. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: endowments, finances, funding, money, undergraduates, women in academia 3 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Are We Doomed To Spinsterhood?

January 25, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

Nope! Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: divorce, family, gender roles, love, marriage, relationships, stress, women in academia 6 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Getting Assertive

January 18, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Women In Academia

You are some of the mouthiest broads on the internet and I say that with both love and admiration. Being mouthy means not taking any shit. Being mouthy means standing up for yourself. Being mouthy means standing up for what’s right. Being mouthy means not getting pushed aside. Being mouthy is awesome. But it can be hard as lobster shells sometimes to be mouthy in professional settings. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: being assertive, bragging, funding, money, women in academia 10 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Picking Priorities

January 11, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Work

I know I’ve talked about priorities here before, but last time it was on a much smaller scale. Today, I am interested in hearing about how you choose your priorities in your career. These choices get started as early on as during one’s undergraduate career, so I would like to encourage people engaged in academia or planning a career in academia to respond, regardless of where they are in the process now. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: balance, conflict, priorites, shoulds versus needs, women in academia, work 1 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Standing Up for AP Credits

January 4, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Work

The AP Credit debate is not a new one. On the one hand, high schools and colleges often have different learning goals, which makes sense as students start to challenge themselves and think in more complex ways about the material. On the one hand, AP classes provide a benefit to many students. On the other other hand, including cutting edge scholarship in introductory classes is crucial to developing connections between students and the material they’re learning (the link is to a Michael Mendillo article at the Chronicle of Higher Ed, a thoughtful and recent comment on the issue). Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: ap classes, credit, what is college, women in academia 4 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Making Life Easier for Parents

December 21, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Work

Last week, I got a barrage of emails asking me to fill out year-end surveys about the various campus programs and initiatives. After several years working in psychology labs and seeing both how important surveys are and how often they are ignored, I have developed an intense guilt complex surrounding my interactions with surveys: now, I fill them all out. One them asked me to report my experiences and awareness of various family support programs, and I was surprised by how little I knew about them. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: breastfeeding stations, childcare, families, parents, support, women in academia 3 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Now Take a Deep Breath…AND CELEBRATE!

December 14, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Work

It’s the end of the semester/quarter! You made it! I hope you’re celebrating with some nice Ryan Gosling memes (now in library science and biostatistics flavors) or a big glass of your favorite cold-weather beverage. Sure, work isn’t done, but things feel a lot looser around the holidays and without the stresses of classes (being in them or teaching them or grading for them) or tri-weekly seminars, there’s a little more breathing room. So take a look back over this semester and pat yourself on the back. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: end of the semester, hooray, oh hush you're FABULOUS, taking a look back, women in academia Comments Off

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Getting Back to School

December 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Work

Since graduate school application deadlines are coming closer and closer, and since the prospect of starting graduate school can be daunting, especially for students who have taken time off between college and grad school, today let’s talk about getting back to school. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: going back to school, jobs, learning, women in academia, working 3 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Who is part of the discussion?

November 30, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Work

From time to time, events, such as proposed or passed budget cuts, occur at the university, state, or national level to which the entire university responds. Generally speaking, academics are pretty well tapped in to the news, and so there’s often quite a bit of discussion about current events. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: academia, current events, discussions, hierarchy, let's chat, open forum, women in academia 2 ♥

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: I am so proud of our students.

November 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Work

Undergraduates, you get a lot of shit from a lot of people. Some of it is utterly deserved. Some of it is utterly undeserved. Most of the time, you act like young adults who are on their own for the first time, faced with looming uncertainty in your future, and dealing with all the crap that comes with growing up. And lately, you’ve been making me feel very proud. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: fee hikes, pride in my community, protests, tuition hikes, undergraduate students, women in academia Comments Off

by Ailanthus-altissima

Women in Academia: Class and Academia

November 16, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Work

When it comes to academia, there is a standard story. Middle and upper class students follow their academic interests for the love of the field into graduate school and then academia. They are young, healthy, from a privileged economic background, and with a solid support system. But even though that story is the often portrayed and expected story, it is not the only story. That path through academia is not the only path. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: assumptions, classism, middle class, money money money, women in academia 7 ♥