Congratulations, Kaye !

June 2020

Dear IAC Friends,

IAC Dean, Kaye Husbands Fealing's paper with L. S. Doerr, S. Alegria, D. Fitzpatrick, and D. Tomaskovic-Devey on "Gender Pay Gaps in US Federal Science Agencies" has received the Devah Pager Award of the Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility of the American Sociological Association.

Congratulations, Kaye - and all good wishes !

-Mary
 

All good wishes, Rebecca !

June 2020

Dear IAC Friends,

Our colleague, Rebecca Burnett, Class of '58 Professor (LMC), retires from Georgia Tech in July.

Rebecca has graced LMC, Ivan Allen College, and Georgia Tech as director of the Brittain Fellowship and the Writing and Communication Program since 2007.  Rebecca led with creative and innovative teaching practices with and about digital media, and the mentoring and development of many, especially early career scholar-students who now cover the globe.

Revising Scholarly Manuscripts

June 2020

For our students - and all !


Advice from:
Gray, T. (2020). Writing your dissertation quickly and well. In K. Townsend, M. N. K. Saunders, R. Loudoun, & E. A. Morrison (Eds.) How to keep your doctorate on track: Insights from students’ and supervisors’ experiences.Cheltenham, U. K.: Edward Elgar. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved
 


 

Revising Scholarly Manuscripts—Briskly and Well

 

Precise Writing - Easier to Read - with list

May 2020
Dear IAC Friends,

Offered here are a set writing exercises from notable, American editor, Jack Hart - that appear in Nicole Bianchi's column. The exercise goes beyond fiction writing, especially in its lessons on "empty words."

With all good wishes !  -Mary

-Some know that I edited a volume on Scholarly Writing and Publishing !

The Jack Hart Exercise for Crafting Concise and Powerful Sentences

Congratulations, Laura !

May 2020

Dear IAC Friends,

Our colleague, Laura Taylor (Professor and Chair, School of Economics) has been selected as Fellow by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.  She is honored for research contributions and leadership in the field.

Congratulations -and all good wishes- Laura !

-Mary