By Natascha Chtena. There are many resources online about how to prepare for quals (I really like this one), and here on GradHacker we’ve also featured posts on note-taking, prepping for the written exam and surviving the oral comprehensive. Read more...
By Anjali Gopal. Procrastination is inevitable in graduate school. It’s true: there are too many things to do and very little chance we’re going to get around to all of them. There are papers I could read (or reports that I could write). Read more...
By Lindsay Oden. We all know that time is our most valuable resource. No matter how much we get done in a day, there is always more to do: grade papers, work on a prospectus, walk the dog, go grocery shopping, etc. Read more...
By Emily Roberts. Increasing your income as a graduate student can be quite challenging, to put it mildly. Stipends sometimes increase with cost-of-living raises or the student’s advancement to candidacy. Read more...
By Patrick Bigsby. Last week, fans of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes filled $700 seats to watch the football team play its first Rose Bowl in 25 years, stormed the court after the men’s basketball team overwhelmed a top-ranked rival, and, in my case at least, endured 20-some hours in a dilapidated, McCarthy-era fieldhouse to witness the wrestling team steamroll its competition. Read more...
By Wendy Robinson. This time of year is often associated with making resolutions and even though we know that most resolutions don’t succeed, even grad students aren’t immune from the desire to think about a year filled with better habits and more productivity. Read more...
By Jaime O’Connor. I am an education news junkie. I follow Inside Higher Ed daily, read every story I come across about what’s happening in public education, and keep up with a number of education blogs. More...
By Janni Aragon. I’ve previously blogged about how important it is for my students to read the syllabus and come to class prepared. I’ve also engaged in conversations on Twitter and elsewhere about how important instructor and student communication is face to face or via email. I was used to calling my professors by their professional title. More...
By Mary Churchill. What does the beginning of your new year look like? Is it a period of recollection and reflection or is it a burst of energy? Perhaps something between the two or a little of both. More...
By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. Over the last three to five years, we have seen a rapid rise in violence on college campuses. The number of violent attacks and fatalities at colleges and universities during this time period is unprecedented, based on data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System which collects information from higher education institutions responding to the Clery Act campus crime reporting mandate. More...
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