By Eric Stoller. Our son is now 7 and a half weeks old. When he was 5 weeks old I read an article in the Guardian with the clickbait title “Dropping out of university was the best career decision I ever made.” More...
18 octobre 2017
18 octobre 2017
Are We Ourselves Enough?
Clearly, pursuing international stature comes at an economic cost—inevitably the transfer of national resources to international beneficiaries—and perhaps some compromise to national identity. More...
18 octobre 2017
Conversations About Failure
Recently The Chronicle featured an article on “bouncing back” after tenure denial, profiling academics who had moved on from their denials, but also addressing the stigma attached to a losing tenure bid. More...
18 octobre 2017
Inclusivity Right From the Start
Incorporating inclusive language in the admissions process. More...
18 octobre 2017
Content Indigestion Is a Thing
Is life coming at you too quickly to consume as much higher ed marketing content as you’d like? Let’s help each other by crowd-sourcing truisms. More...
18 octobre 2017
Advancing the Academic Mission
Is there any better response to the public’s many doubts about higher education than to stress the value of our academic mission? The start of the academic year is a good time to make sure we’re doing everything we can to promote it. More...
18 octobre 2017
What if I Told You ... You Can Be Organized Too
Before starting my doctoral program, I never anticipated how much time I would spend developing learning skills like organization. Graduate school requires organization in many forms. Students must organize calendars, literature (paper or digital), deadlines, multiple e-mail accounts, research and writing projects, computer folders, to-do lists, and personal and professional responsibilities. More...
18 octobre 2017
Falling Back in Love with My Degree (Part II)
It’s only a mountain when you’re down below. Halfway up it’s just a big hill. Before you know it, you are on top of the world. More...
18 octobre 2017
Morning Pages as Self-Care in Graduate School
Free your mind of negative self-talk. More...
18 octobre 2017
On Cutting Back and Finishing the Dissertation
The above paragraph is the opening of an email I sent back in June, informing colleagues that I was resigning from my position. Hours of contemplation took place before I decided to resign. More...
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