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Get rid of age requirements for awards, NSF in particular!
Perhaps I missed the most important problem in writing about NSF’s Alan T. Waterman award, just now. I focused on the dearth of women in the last decade. But there is another perhaps more general issue: age bias. The rules … Continue reading
Posted in Age bias, Awards and prizes
Tagged ADA, age bias, disability, parenthood, sex bias
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Is it fair some students get extra time on tests?
If you are teaching in a class with tests, quizzes, or exams this semester in the USA, then you have told your class, probably on the syllabus, that you will follow the law and give students with documented issues over … Continue reading
Be welcoming to the students that may need disability accommodation
I have to confess I don’t like to be told what goes on my syllabus. After all, it is my class and I have a very good idea of how to teach and how to reach out to students. I … Continue reading