I agree with you that guns do not belong on campuses. However, is making campuses “gun free zones” going to decrease the amount of school shootings? I don’t think people looking to cause harm and death are those who would care about following a rule like this…

In reading this, I’m thinking that there are always many sides to a story. For Ana’s lab boss putting his name on her work, I would assume that in most situations this is completely justified. While journals differ slightly in their requirements for authorship contribution, many PIs readily meet the criteria because they have likely been the ones that: obtained funding for the project (even if it was a grant specifically given to a PhD student, or post doc, the mentors assisted with this, and the mentorship they provide is part of the scoring criteria for most jr investigator grants); provided expert insight on study design; analysis and interpretation of the data; and drafting/critical revision of the manuscript. Just another view on the situation!

I’m interested in how you define “equal” treatment. Does that mean equal pay, equal stats, equal job security, equal evaluation for promotion and tenure, etc? I think it is nice to say that research and teaching faculty should be treated equally, but in terms of actual practice, what does that look like in your mind? They are doing different tasks, so literal “equal” treatment (however defined) is likely not possible or even appropriate. Furthermore, even across fields professors of the same type are treated differently in terms of pay, expectations, and so on. Another thing to consider is the institution type as well, as treatment of the different faculty types will be different at a small, technical college (for example) compared to a large, liberal arts school (for instance).

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I’m interested in how you define “equal” treatment. Does that mean equal pay, equal stats, equal job security, equal evaluation for promotion and tenure, etc? I think it is nice to say that research and teaching faculty should be treated equally, but in terms of actual practice, what does that look like in your mind? They are doing different tasks, so literal “equal” treatment (however defined) is likely not possible or even appropriate. Furthermore, even across fields professors of the same type are treated differently in terms of pay, expectations, and so on. Another thing to consider is the institution type as well, as treatment of the different faculty types will be different at a small, technical college (for example) compared to a large, liberal arts school (for instance).

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Well written. I love this list! Thanks for introducing me to Doctor Who…I had not idea who/what you were referring to initially.