Writing on Academic Writing
A few weeks ago I wrote a brief Instagram post about an academic writing book I …
Higher Education
Navigating the Academy from Grad School Through the Tenure Track
Like any good academic, I am constantly looking for the best book to answer my question[s]. …
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Communicating with Students about Faculty Chronic Illness
Being a faculty member with a chronic illness is a mixed blessing. On one hand, like …
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How I Healed After Grad School Convinced Me That I Hated Reading: or, how I re-discovered the love of my life
“My Grad School is a Non-Hazing Organization” My experience during graduate school (I am referencing my …
Thoughts on the UChicago Trigger Warning Letter from a ‘Chicago Ph.D.
Last night a a number of past and present colleagues began discussing the pro’s and con’s …
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Thinking About Mizzou and Remembering Racism at the University of Michigan
Recent events at Mizzou remind me of parts of my experience at the University of Michigan …
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For Colored Girls Who Want to Go to Graduate School
my advice for colored girls that want to be a graduate student.
Can Academics Have Non-Academic Interests? Or The Academic Politics of Respectability
Deciding to start a blog, pursue my freelance writing dreams, start a business AND pursue a …
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Living Life on a Grad Student Budget
One of the things that I spend a lot of time worrying about is money. …