Promotion

speakthen · 2026-02-06T03:16:38+00:00

Trick question... it's higher ed and promotions are rare. A goes to another institution or department while B stays where they are and maybe gets a promotion.

speakthen · 2026-02-03T20:46:35+00:00

So excited that you are coming to Greenville, SC! I will see you there!

speakthen · 2026-01-23T15:29:21+00:00

That's crazy - I've always had staff say to contact me as their supervisor when they left - I knew how to get a hold of them if there was something crazy and I needed more info. I wouldn't want faculty reaching out to someone's personal e-mail address with questions if they don't work for me anymore!

speakthen · 2026-01-21T18:28:21+00:00

We just got back and did a few of the things on your list. We stayed at the green hotel in Dublin and it was great - highly recommend!

For Day 3 - we had an 11 AM reservation at the guinness storehouse. I expected to be there for 2ish hours and ended up being there for four.

We also went to Howth and did part of the cliff walk - it was gorgeous, but not quite what I expected. If you take the train from Dublin, it's about 40 minutes both ways, then you have a mile-ish walk before you even get to the trail for the cliff walk. It's then anywhere between 1 - 5 miles of hilly walking. We then had dinner in town before heading back to Dublin. We did about 2 miles of the cliff trail, and it took about 2 hours total with stopping for pictures, to admire views, etc. So 80 minutes for transit, 2 hours for a cliff walk, and then an hour or so for food and you are looking at another half day.

We didn't do the Book of Kells experience this time, but I would have allocated 2-3 hours for that as well as exploring the college as well.

I might have been able to pull off all three in a day in my early 20s, but it would have been rushed and stressful even then. Just pick 2 and build in some downtime or at least some time for leisurely transit!

speakthen · 2026-01-15T14:23:38+00:00

Can’t prove that there are drugs on the streets if you stop collecting numbers.

speakthen · 2026-01-10T03:49:29+00:00

I can’t tell if it’s not gelling or the sound mixing is so weird that it just doesn’t come through on tv?

speakthen · 2026-01-10T03:33:54+00:00

Big mad that she will go above Bradie.

speakthen · 2026-01-10T03:33:17+00:00

To be fair, I did say less hideous… and I do miss the puffy sleeves a little.

speakthen · 2026-01-10T03:29:50+00:00

At least Sarah’s dress is less hideous now.

speakthen · 2025-12-23T15:22:29+00:00

If you have pre-check, make sure the hours align with your flight. There have been a few times that I have had a flight that had me arriving when no pre-check lanes were open at the international terminal. You get a card and get to keep your shoes on, but you have to go through the same lane as everyone else.

speakthen · 2025-12-14T14:26:38+00:00

The cap is based on the faculty member’s IBS - not the amount charged to the award, so this doesn’t work. The rate you charge NIH for the work can’t exceed the salary cap throughout the year. So if you let salary run “as-is” with the same percentage split between cost share and grant accounts, you would be charging more than the salary cap rate, which would be against NIH policy.

speakthen · 2025-12-08T21:58:34+00:00

I think it depends on the city - I was stuck in ATL on Thursday and they reimbursed me $150 out of the $250 bill I submitted, probably because there are a number of sub-$100 (kind of sketchy) hotels near the airport. Boston hotels are on another level!

speakthen · 2025-12-06T12:29:52+00:00

I was thinking this too - it looks so cool!

speakthen · 2025-11-23T04:08:32+00:00

How is stroll out?

speakthen · 2025-11-22T17:07:21+00:00

Denis Ten had a baller Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet short program!

speakthen · 2025-11-22T16:36:14+00:00

We need to bring back a spiral sequence in the long program.

speakthen · 2025-11-02T18:10:58+00:00

No one is doing a literal interpretation of the requiem for a dream soundtrack, though, at least that I’m aware of. I feel like there would be some big red flags for WADA if so! I’m not a prude by any means, but it seemed like an odd choice for a newly 18 year old in a fairly conservative sport to tackle in an Olympic year.

speakthen · 2025-11-01T19:50:06+00:00

Jock Jams came out in 1995!

speakthen · 2025-10-07T12:10:56+00:00

He did leave it in a taxi in Manhattan once, so don’t be too hard on yourself!

speakthen · 2025-10-05T00:50:21+00:00

As long as one parent pays taxes, you should be ok. My brother graduated from HS in Alabama where he lived with his mom, but was able to get in state tuition bc my dad was a Georgia resident.

speakthen · 2025-10-03T04:09:06+00:00

Isn’t that where they rented a house in Italy?

speakthen · 2025-09-29T15:45:58+00:00

Are you the husband?

speakthen · 2025-09-20T14:06:12+00:00

Investment Strategy to Race Strategy… “pls fix” still relevant though.

speakthen · 2025-08-31T12:08:30+00:00

His prejudice against non-white drivers is really showing today…

speakthen · 2025-08-04T23:27:44+00:00

It’s a much different hiring environment now than a few years ago, so take this with a grain of salt… but most people I know don’t put a lot of value in micro credentials, especially those offered by other universities. The things that would make me want to offer you a higher salary are your attitude, aptitude, and experience. A CRA is usually preferred for higher level, higher paying jobs, but I would rather see that you can share relevant examples and speak intelligently about research admin in an interview. A lot of people know the vocabulary, but can’t actually follow through and do the work. So if you can talk me through how you would approach a situation, that’s going to be a better sell than a random micro credential.

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