22 avril 2018

Remember when you actually used to look forward to summer vacation as a kid? The last day of school always felt like the sweetest day of the year: the sun always shone a little bit brighter, and the snacks always tasted a little bit better. More...

The most important investment you make during graduate school is in your career. But alongside that primary objective, many graduate students also invest money during their training. More...

Last fall, when the #MeToo movement became mainstream, I was not in the classroom. Yet, having taught every semester of graduate school until then (six years), I wondered how I would have facilitated conversations on the subject were I teaching. More...

Reflecting back on the good, the bad, and the unknowable of graduate school. More...

Overcoming the angst of what you think they want to hear. More...

Taking a look at the cool things grad students are doing in the world. More...

Rejections. Revisions. Resubmissions. So goes the cycle of academic writing. When you’ve poured your heart and soul into submitting a journal article or conference paper, it really sucks when the feedback you get is less than enthusiastic. Yet part of the research process is putting your work out there and seeing what the community thinks. More...

Strategies for reinvigorating your research, teaching, and overall interest in your graduate work. More...

Interdisciplinary work is more than a tool for academic success, it might just help you on the job market too. More...

A conversation on navigating the names, titles, and honorifics in graduate school. More...