The Prodigal Academic

This was a rough semester--I had a higher than normal teaching load plus lots of turn over in my group. I am feeling much more relaxed now a...

I find the varying attitudes towards coursework for PhD students really interesting. Some of my colleagues insist that their students MUST t...

Over my time at ProdigalU, the paperwork load has definitely increased. Things are not yet as bad as they were at National Lab, but they are...

A few of my students (both grad and undergrad) have told me that they really appreciate the way I don't hide my life from them. At first...

The 2017 results from the National Survey of Student Engagement have been out for a little while. I tell my undergrad students the "3 ...

The Survey of Earned Doctorates for 2016 (SED) is out (at least in data form). I was just playing around the numbers a little bit (I am in ...

One of my most popular posts ever was from 2010 on how our search committees deal with applications for TT positions based on my early expe...

Your CV is a crucial document in your professional career. You will use it to apply for fellowships, jobs, awards, and funding. Your departm...

While the new tax bill covers many things, Inside Higher Ed has a look at how this might impact students (more discussion here ). There ar...

I know we are supposed to be happy about hosting. We get to invite someone we really want to bring in, we get to spend extra time with them,...