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...
Investing Strategies to Grow Your Wealth During Graduate School
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...
Things I’ve Learned Along the Way
Reflecting back on the good, the bad, and the unknowable of graduate school. More...
‘So, Tell Me About Yourself’: Winning the Bio Game
Overcoming the angst of what you think they want to hear. More...
Responding to Reviewers
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...
The Name Game
A conversation on navigating the names, titles, and honorifics in graduate school. More...
From Side Hustle to Alt Ac: Choosing a Different Path
From Side Hustle to Alt Ac: Choosing a Different Path. More...
When Are Negative Stereotypes About My Community Justified?
By Eboo Patel. Are negative stereotypes acceptable if one of mine is doing the stereotyping. More...
How Far Should I Go to Get You ‘Woke’?
By Eboo Patel. Should I have tried to raise the identity consciousness of a black friend who wanted no part of it. More...
Context, Redux
By Matt Reed. My Recurring Nightmare
I’ll admit to some raised eyebrows reading about the lecturer at NJIT who was recorded apparently praising Hitler in class. He claims he was taken out of context. More...