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is tenure the problem with academia?

A couple of weeks ago a number of bloggers were talking pro and contra the tenure system (too many to list everyone - for which I feel kind of bad but what can I do). Though my response may be a bit old hat now, I want to record it anyway, since the problem I [...]

Posted 11 April 2008 † LK § ‡ Comments (0) °

voting as a U.S. citizen and other life-changing decisions

I want to record something here that so far, I’ve kept rather private. Not my vote, which I’ve cast, and which is now a part of this election cycle.
As changes in my life go, the biggest one is the baby, of course. But there are other things too. I’ve been worrying about my professional plans [...]

Posted 05 February 2008 † LK § politics § real life ‡ Comments (0) °