Posts by David Maslach

Most of you think that you learn a lot of knowledge when you do a PhD. This is true, but the most important lessons that you learn have nothing to do with the knowledge that you acquire. You actually...

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...