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Damning With Faint Praise

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  • Date March 16, 2017

Damning With Faint Praise (article)
by Colleen Flaherty – Inside Higher Ed

A recent study by Dutt et al. focused on the letters of recommendation received for post-doctoral fellowships in the geosciences. Check out a quick synopsis of their findings in the Inside Higher Ed piece. The University of Arizona offers a 1-page guide to avoiding gender bias in reference writing.

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