Posts by David Maslach

It’s no secret that group projects probably top the list of students’ least favorite assignments in any discipline, content area, or academic level. They carry a universal level of disdain and...

Sometimes when you are doing research as a graduate student, you want to work on another project with a professor at another university. You might really like their work, gravitate towards their...

Here is what’s missing in academia. We need to have open conversations about why we do things. If we focus on publications, we are going to produce more publications that no one reads. More...

All of us in academia have been where you are. Some people will tell you the truth about being an academic. Others will lie. When you first become an academic, remember to be true to yourself. Below...

I was struck by the difficultly of finding what is the best citation / reference software to use for research papers. I have been a dedicated Endnote user since 2005 (it is now 2021), but sometimes I...

Doing research is about working every day. There is no magic to doing research. The magic is your ability to keep working at it, even when you are down. As my PhD advisor once said, "It takes a lot...