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July 27, 2010

Monday roundup

A weekly collection of interesting stuff I find around the web. Found something you want to share? Put it in the comments!

What? What’s that you say? Today is TUESDAY? Yes, well, Sunday night found me stuck in Dallas and then rerouted to an airport 5o miles away from both my car and my luggage. Yesterday therefore did not go as planned. But we persevere!

All postdocs are different, but Zoe Smith and Ariana Sutton-Grier offer advice for maximizing yours.

Adjuncting is a tough position, but this article offers ways to make the experience better.

Despite its supposed time flexibility, the tenure track is not so hospitable to mothers, a new study shows, which explains why tenured faculty are still so often male.

Handling email as a faculty member is challenging, because you have to balance student desire for access with the need for faculty sanity — and sleep. How do you prevent it from creating a third shift?

An interesting review of an organization book that matches strategies to your personality type.

Despite the economic disasters putting diverse pressures on higher ed, some colleges are still rated by their employees as great places to work.

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