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Publishing: is it all an insider's game?
Academia, like any job, has its fair share of gaming the system. All older academics will regale you with stories of “such and such got published because the editor was a friend.” So what? That’s life… more →
Entertaining Research
BATTLE OF THE .............. is Coming Soon!
Personal Independence Day
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Dance wrote 8 hours ago: I started graduate school thinking “I need to be able to walk away and not be bitter if this d … more →
Publishing: is it all an insider's game?
Guru wrote 6 days ago: Academia, like any job, has its fair share of gaming the system. All older academics will regale you … more →
Umpires versus academics
Guru wrote 6 days ago: Dean Dad could not help drawing the parallels: I just finished Bruce Weber’s new book , As They See … more →
Thesis/dissertation writing: how long is too long?
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Guru wrote 1 week ago: From this must-read post of Reassigned time (via Jenny): While I don’t think that an excessive … more →
A new (to me) tool for keeping up with the literature
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protoscholar wrote 1 week ago: One of the most challenging parts of being an academic is keeping up with all the new literature tha … more →
Rejection, Failure, and Self Reflection
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annieem wrote 1 week ago: My first panic attack happened during the summer before my second year (not my first, interestingly) … more →
Revising for exams!
Guru wrote 1 week ago: Over dinner party talk about my work directing a university writing center, a friend remarked that w … more →
Time, inc.
jenicala wrote 1 week ago: Time, inc. I want to work for Time, inc. This company publishes a bunch of magazines (One of which: … more →
Feedback on Summer Workshop
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robbmccollum wrote 1 week ago: A few weeks ago, I posted a short description of my experience giving a mini-workshop on Technology … more →
Cheaper is more honest
Guru wrote 1 week ago: Seth argues — when it comes to research: what I call the Pashler-Roberts Law: The more expensi … more →
Life.
sandigrl wrote 1 week ago: Slowly but surely, my life is getting back on track. I am really starting to think that Clayton is … more →
HowTo: teach grad students to write
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Guru wrote 1 week ago: Raachel Tooron on how our current systems never train grad students for writing, but expects them to … more →
Monday Meanderings
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annieem wrote 1 week ago: Is it summer yet? The calendar says so, but the weather? Not so much. NPR essay submitted: now the … more →
Don't Know Just Where I'm Going...
cmoncommonpeople wrote 1 week ago: I FEEL SO BAD. I’m listening to Lou Reed’s Heroin, it starts with “.. don’t … more →
Writing books for tenure is not fun!
Guru wrote 1 week ago: ‘You have to promise me you will stop asking me about what I am writing.’ This request surprised Sid … more →
AP European History Reading 2009: Too Much Hitler
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Edward Carson wrote 2 weeks ago: It has been an excellent week at Colorado State University in Fort Collins – - site of the 200 … more →
HowTo: web publish your book!
Guru wrote 2 weeks ago: D J Amy has some suggestions: I have a few practical suggestions for anyone considering putting a bo … more →
Lyrics Professors Should Maybe Not Dance To
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Dance wrote 2 weeks ago: “Loosen up my buttons” “Shake that ass” “peaches and cream” Espe … more →
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