Category Archives: Recommendations
You want to do research but how do you begin?
Dare I say every undergraduate should find a research home on campus? After all, don’t you want to learn at a deeper level how all the knowledge you learn in your classes is discovered? Don’t you want to go from … Continue reading
How to write a tenure letter about a colleague
Letters that inform a committee on whether or not someone should get tenure are really important because the deciders include people that do not know the field. They can be deans and department chairs from other departments and ultimately a … Continue reading
Why those recommendation form checkboxes are meaningless
Choosing the next graduate class is one of the most important things we do besides choosing new faculty. We have a fairly typical application form with two essays by the student, three recommendations by faculty that know them, standardized test … Continue reading
