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Category Archives: grad school
The difference six years makes….
Six years ago today, I defended my dissertation. I faced a room of inquisitors, answered questions and opined on future research before I was asked to leave the room. While my committee deliberated, I stood in the library hallway with … Continue reading
Posted in academia, advice, dissertation, grad school, lessons learned, personal, real talk, sociology, thinking, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, dissertation, gradschool, life, withaphd, writing
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Beyond the Professoriate
May 7, 2016 is the three-year anniversary of my dissertation defense. Three. Years. Three years ago, my little daughter was 2, my oldest was 5. We were seriously muddling through day-to-day. Graduation day looked like this: I’d like to think … Continue reading
Tackling “Should I Go to Graduate School?” (Part deux)
Last week I drafted a conversation between you and me if you asked me “Should I go to graduate school?” Thanks for reading (or for finding this post). I have to assume that I piqued your interest in graduate school … Continue reading
The one where I tackle: “Should I Go to Graduate School?” (Part one)
Several former students have contacted me seeking letters of recommendation as they consider applying to graduate school, so I have been thinking about what I would say to them when we discuss their future plans. If you ask most grad students … Continue reading
Posted in academia, grad school, higher education, lessons learned, personal, real talk, teaching, work
Tagged real talk, should i go to grad school
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Students are people, too: When you’re the professor and the therapist and the career counselor…
Towards the end of last semester, a blog that I follow featured an essay entitled “I’m Your Professor Not Your Therapist.” In it, the author described feeling helpless and unprepared for dealing with students in crisis. The only advice offered … Continue reading
Posted in academia, grad school, higher education, schools, students, teaching, work
Tagged advising, higher education, students, the professoriate
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The difference one year makes: on snow days
This week, I am in the middle of a solo parenting stint. Despite the last two stressful works days and the snow, I am feeling relatively calm. In fact, I could use a snow day. This time last year, a … Continue reading
Posted in dissertation, everyday life, family, grad school, kids, lessons learned, parenthood, personal, work
Tagged grad school, parenting, snow day, work life balance
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Forging ahead: reflections on the first non-grad school semester
The fall semester is grinding slowly to a halt. If you told me on the first day of classes how this semester would proceed (family ups and downs, moving our whole life, moving the kids from one school to another, … Continue reading
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Tagged graduate school, higher education, lessons learned, writing
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A post on Conditionally Accepted that is actually published
I remarked three weeks ago that I thought the semester was flying. It is indeed a slippery one. By my calendar, it is Week 9. The great push towards the end of the semester is on. Today, I am excited … Continue reading
Posted in academia, family, grad school, higher education, lessons learned, personal, sociology, teaching, tenure, women, work, writing
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Surviving (and thriving) at the annual academic meeting
Two thousand sociologists in one place? Sounds like a crazy time. This will be the eighth year that I’ll attend an academic conference. I try to go to two meetings a year (one local and one national), depending on where … Continue reading
Posted in academia, blogging, coffee, community, fashion, grad school, higher education, lessons learned, sociology, travel, work
Tagged sociology
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Is it possible to have status in academe without tenure?
This past year, I served as a “Visiting Lecturer” at a private, liberal arts college and this coming year, I’ll be a “Visiting Assistant Professor”. I used to think “visiting” sounded really distinctive, like your talents were so specialized that … Continue reading
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