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Have Your Cake And Research It, Too
Maintaining your connections to academia after grad school. More...
In the Loop: Staying Involved as a Late-Stage Grad Student
Because no grad student is an island. More...
Changing the Swing of Things
While astronomical summer isn't over yet, our semesters are just now starting, or about to start. (I started classes this past Wednesday.) Summer "break" might be a myth, but our summer routines aren't quite the same as our semester routines. More...
First Year, No Fear
An exciting new semester can also bring the challenge of figuring out where you belong. We’ve talked numerous times here on GradHacker about the importance of friendships and camaraderie in dealing with the loneliness and isolation that can come with a graduate program. More...
The Quality of Life Bonus of Academics Flying Less Than Other Professionals
By Joshua Kim. The agony of airports and the joy of staying home. More...
Why "Windfall" Should Catalyze Campus Conversations on Fracking and Energy Abundance
By Joshua Kim. The change that we seem to talk about least in higher education is perhaps the most important. That is the transition from scarce to abundant energy. More...
3 Changes Since Our Daughters Went Off to College
By Joshua Kim. If all goes well, my wife and I will be attending college graduations in 2020 and then again in 2021. We are the proud parents of second-year and first-year college-going daughters. Our nest is as empty as our tuition bills are high. More...