This edition of Research & Academia might alternatively have been titled "I'm behind on writing about all the great posts I've clipped with Bloglines." It's a long one, folks, but a good one. Academics are a prolific bunch!

ScienceWoman worries about her upcoming job interview:

I have some concerns about the department (30 faculty and only 1 woman!), about the part of the country, and the nature of the search (reopened with no deadline). But I also feel like my whole future is riding on this one interview and I'd like to have another one for insurance. I've had a lot of people (okay, 3) tell me that it's nice to have more than one interview to work out the kinks and the nerves. But what if this is the only interview I get? I've had some problems with nerves and speaking before, what if I totally blow my job talk? What if they find out that I really am the impostor I sometimes feel like? What if they decide I'm just not a good fit?

Pilgrim/Heretic is unclear about what departments should say in letters to rejected job search candidates. Articulate Dad wonders about the same subject from the receiving end. He also gets a glimpse at his competition.

The Queen of West Procrastination discovers what it means to read as a graduate student.

La Lecturess discusses her frustrations with writing and the genuine pleasure she gets from revision. An excerpt:

So, I'm a craftsman, not an artist. I'm happy with that. But here's where the analogy breaks down: do we ask the master woodworker to go out and create wood? To grow the trees, harvest them, and make lumber before he gets down to making his fancy lintels or whatever? That's what I feel I'm doing when I start writing--growing the fucking trees. And it's usually about as much fun as watching the forest grow.

Dr. Crazy shares her feelings about having a conference proposal declined in favor of proposals she feels are "entirely thrown together."

New Kid answers a question about junior faculty workloads and shares her angst about her own teaching evaluations.

Jane of See Jane Compute is once again receiving harrassing phone calls from male students:

Even as my colleagues express their outrage, I feel more alone than ever. If this person wanted to intimidate me, he's succeeded, in spades. I don't feel wanted here. I feel singled out. And I wonder how much longer I'm willing to put up with this, how much I'm willing to sacrifice my sanity in the hopes that the women who come after me won't have to put up with this complete and utter crap.

WhatNow wonders about differences between disciplines in pedagogy and the philosophy of textbook selection.

Academic Coach shares some disappointing statistics about English grads on (or, rather, not on) the tenure track. Folks looking to abandon their fields in favor of what they believe to be greener pastures might check out Dr. Free-Ride's "secret protocol."

lucyrain asks if departments really need to wine and dine prospective grad students.

Bitch Ph.D. weighs in on the alleged boy crisis in K-12 education. MommyProf reflects about the controversy through the lens of her own experiences raising her daughter.

In a related conversation, bloggers have an exchange about their experiences in gifted ed here, here, and here. Be sure to check out the comments.

Hugo Schwyzer notes the best students doodle. Is it a trait of gifted students?

Mel at In Favor of Thinking tells us why academics should care about the Frey memoir frenzy.

Dean Dad asks us to lobby our representatives to save the Perkins vocational education program at community colleges.

And finally, Ian Best of 3L Epiphany provides us with a bibliography on academic blogging.