User Elizabeth Henning

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As a male student, did I say something wrong to this female professor?

answered Sep 25, 2017 at 4:50

88 votes

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What is a Brown Bag Seminar?

answered Dec 16, 2019 at 4:52

67 votes

Student keeps asking about attendance policy

answered Aug 16, 2022 at 18:45

64 votes

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MS in Mathematics, having trouble finding work outside teaching algebra

answered Nov 4, 2019 at 18:53

59 votes

Our instructor threw together freely available YouTube videos and Wikipedia articles instead of lectures. What should I do?

answered Oct 24, 2017 at 19:44

36 votes

Is it acceptable to ask for the original bibtex file of a paper?

answered Sep 30, 2017 at 22:19

34 votes

Should I answer this question about diversity?

answered Dec 11, 2017 at 19:18

33 votes

Using slang in a Scientific Paper

answered Aug 18, 2017 at 22:31

27 votes

Missing final exam due to exhaustion?

answered Jan 23, 2018 at 5:57

26 votes

Are Asian-Americans considered an "underrepresented minority" in academia in the US?

answered Apr 25, 2021 at 3:16

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How do professors and lecturers learn to teach?

answered Dec 7, 2019 at 4:32

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One year into PhD, feeling lost and inadequate, Help!

answered Oct 1, 2017 at 16:01

20 votes

What to tell students who want to know how to succeed in your class

answered Oct 9, 2018 at 15:55

15 votes

Can a professor tell you that you can’t use your phone before or after their class?

answered Feb 19, 2020 at 0:42

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What are good tips/ways to improve my writing on chalkboards?

answered Nov 11, 2019 at 22:40

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Why are most cranks old men?

answered Mar 13, 2020 at 20:18

14 votes

PhD student with mental health issues and bad performance

answered May 30, 2019 at 19:14

13 votes

Have trouble retaining material I learn in grad school. Is this common?

answered Nov 5, 2019 at 1:20

13 votes

My teaching evaluations arrived and female students statistically gave me worse scores than male students. Is there any possible explanation?

answered Jan 2, 2020 at 2:39

13 votes

Using my ethnically misleading name in a field where it's relevant

answered Sep 12, 2017 at 5:54

12 votes

What's the point of PhD theses if nobody reads them?

answered Feb 11, 2019 at 3:09

12 votes

Regarding a PhD advisor rejecting student due to health problems

answered Apr 15, 2021 at 20:07

12 votes

Learning Disabled Students and Untenable Instructor Workloads

answered Sep 3, 2021 at 15:26

12 votes

Does it matter which email I use to write to professors?

answered Jul 14, 2022 at 22:01

11 votes

Professor using student paper as an example of what not to do in class?

answered Mar 26, 2021 at 1:28

11 votes

What is a recommended strategy on exercises in a mathematical textbook at graduate level?

answered Oct 6, 2019 at 20:32

11 votes

What would an inclusive curriculum look like in a computer science course?

answered Oct 29, 2019 at 21:35

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Supervising a research student with attention problems - what can I do to help the student be more independent?

answered Aug 10, 2017 at 23:14

11 votes

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What is the best way to schedule an office hour appointment with big name professor?

answered Oct 17, 2017 at 23:55

10 votes

How to tell speakers that their English is terrible?

answered Oct 2, 2017 at 19:01

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As a male student, did I say something wrong to this female professor?

What is a Brown Bag Seminar?

Student keeps asking about attendance policy

MS in Mathematics, having trouble finding work outside teaching algebra

Our instructor threw together freely available YouTube videos and Wikipedia articles instead of lectures. What should I do?

Is it acceptable to ask for the original bibtex file of a paper?

Should I answer this question about diversity?

Using slang in a Scientific Paper

Missing final exam due to exhaustion?

Are Asian-Americans considered an "underrepresented minority" in academia in the US?

How do professors and lecturers learn to teach?

One year into PhD, feeling lost and inadequate, Help!

What to tell students who want to know how to succeed in your class

Can a professor tell you that you can’t use your phone before or after their class?

What are good tips/ways to improve my writing on chalkboards?

Why are most cranks old men?

PhD student with mental health issues and bad performance

Have trouble retaining material I learn in grad school. Is this common?

My teaching evaluations arrived and female students statistically gave me worse scores than male students. Is there any possible explanation?

Using my ethnically misleading name in a field where it's relevant

What's the point of PhD theses if nobody reads them?

Regarding a PhD advisor rejecting student due to health problems

Learning Disabled Students and Untenable Instructor Workloads

Does it matter which email I use to write to professors?

Professor using student paper as an example of what not to do in class?

What is a recommended strategy on exercises in a mathematical textbook at graduate level?

What would an inclusive curriculum look like in a computer science course?

Supervising a research student with attention problems - what can I do to help the student be more independent?

What is the best way to schedule an office hour appointment with big name professor?

How to tell speakers that their English is terrible?