First they prepared us for the snake defense, now they’re laying out the tenure expectations!

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · last yr.

"These guidelines were written by almost-retired professors who never could have met these standards back in the 1980s, when all you needed for tenure was 1.5 publications and a bottle of scotch in your desk." buff.ly/TOh3MUc

With my last final graded, I’ve survived my first semester as an Assistant Professor!

Last week my Vertebrate Zoology students designed FrankenVertebrates. They combined adaptations for a given habitat and presented how each trait was suited for their habitat. Each creature was also given a backstory. Some of their drawings and AI creations posted with permission!

The pro-javelina slash anti-useless-lawns-in-the-desert discourse is very satisfying this week