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Dispatch from out here: reflections on a decade of public sociology

No one ever told me if I left academia, I’d be considered a failure. They didn’t have to. The hushed judgment, the long pause, the confused stare you got when you told someone, I don’t think I’m going on the … Continue reading

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Pinch me: musings on a great day at work

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When I was in graduate school, I knew I wanted to do public-facing work. I wrote publicly about a career strategy: consider staying. Staying seemed the right choice for me and for our family. Uprooting ourselves for the possibility of … Continue reading

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