28 avril 2017

Career Concerns and the Arts

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/mama_phd_blog_header.jpg?itok=C5xGPD1aBy Elizabeth Coffman. Graduating with a degree in creative writing or the arts. More...

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Math Geek Mom: Friends - Reconnecting

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/mama_phd_blog_header.jpg?itok=C5xGPD1aBy Rosemarie Emanuele. One of the first realities of the academic labor market that we learned upon entering graduate school was that one must be willing to move to find a job. More...

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Math Geek Mom - What to expect… when your city is in the playoffs

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/mama_phd_blog_header.jpg?itok=C5xGPD1aBy Rosemarie Emanuele. I recently taught the concept of “Expected Value.” This is the value that is found from an experiment indicating the payoff that one can expect to derive from that experiment. More...

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Work-Life Balance Fail

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/mama_phd_blog_header.jpg?itok=C5xGPD1aBy Laura Tropp. I recently read this article about how Millennials are less likely than the previous generation to believe in egalitarian households. Some even explicitly say that they prefer women within a relationship to perform more of the domestic responsibilities. More...

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Two New Books About Digital Scholars

By Barbara Fister. A pair of books look at digital scholarship, one from the perspective of faculty who want to contribute ot the public good, the other a view of how students use technology in their lives. Read more...

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How Libraries Became Public

By Barbara Fister. It was during an era much like ours when the public library became an American institution. Read more...

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A New Value Proposition for Open Textbooks

By Dan ButinTwo recent events have highlighted advances in the adoption of Open Education Resources: the announcement from New York State about a new state-wide Open Textbook investment and a new partnership to “bring open course content to faculty members through the campus bookstore.” More...

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It’s Actually Not About the Student

By Dan Butin. Rethinking the power of educational technologies for engaged teaching and learning. More...

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I Did Not Forget to Have Kids

By Gwendolyn Beetham. A post in recognition of National Infertility Awareness Week. More...

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How Taking a Big Risk Results in the Job of a Lifetime

By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. In the last year, I have taken on an increasing number of official and unofficial mentees, ranging from professionals who are on an upward trajectory, to baby boomer women wanting to seize their moment before it passes them, and single mothers wondering if they should go back to school. More...

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