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Academic Year in Review

May 23, 2008

At the end of her first year as a faculty member, ScienceWoman looks back at how it all went. On some fronts she was successful: keeping her research pipeline going, piping up on important issues, and being collegial. She lists, though, 15 aspects of life in academia that she would like to work on, including being better prepared for her courses, scheduling ("How do you get in the field if you teach (or have meetings) five days a week?"), and establishing collaborations.

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