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Category Archives: Work/Life Balance in Academia
Chronic Illness, Disability and Heternormativity on the Tenure Track (A Follow-Up Guest Post)
This post is a follow-up to the guest post earlier this week, “The Real Life of a Tenure Track Faculty Person.” That post generated an enormous amount of reaction and comment that is still going on. One of the commenters … Continue reading
The Real Life of a Tenure Track Faculty Person (A Guest Post)
This guest post came out of a conversation that’s been percolating among readers on the blog, facebook page, and over email, about the actual financial risks and repercussions of doing a Ph.D.. Indeed, last week’s blog post, Should You Go … Continue reading
Postpartum Depression: On Motherhood, Academia, and Mental Health (A Guest Post)
In January, I posted a request on Facebook and Twitter for resources related to mental illness and academia. I had been contacted by a reader recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, who was seeking information. The response to my request was … Continue reading
Recovery From Addiction and the Road to Academia (A Guest Post)
In January, I posted a request on Facebook and Twitter for resources related to mental illness and academia. I had been contacted by a reader recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, who was seeking information. The response to my request was … Continue reading
If You’re Considering Grad School/Work in Scandinavia, Part II (A Guest Post)
Academic life in Scandinavia This is the story of a British academic couple – now a family – and our experiences of working in Scandinavia. It has a happy ending. It is based entirely on personal experience and does not … Continue reading
If You’re Considering Grad School/Job in Scandinavia, Part I (A Guest Post)
Academic life in Scandinavia This is the story of a British academic couple – now a family – and our experiences of working in Scandinavia. It has a happy ending. It is based entirely on personal experience and does not … Continue reading
On Being Married to an Academic: Toward an Understanding of Being the Second in a Two-Body Problem (A Guest Post)
A month or so ago I requested a guest post that might speak to the misery and angst of the partner/spouse of someone on the academic job market. I had received several requests for such a post, generally from non-academic … Continue reading
The Time Line (A Guest Post on Work-Life Balance)
A couple weeks ago I requested a guest post that might speak to the misery and angst of the partner/spouse of someone on the academic job market. I had received several requests for such a post, generally from non-academic partners/spouses … Continue reading
The Baggage We Bring: An Email From A Bootcamp Client
This email from a client, following on an Interview Bootcamp with Kellee, is an insightful articulation of the ways that anxieties, resentments, and insecurities about your work and the profession can seep into your ability to prepare for and perform … Continue reading
The Imposter Syndrome, or, as my Mother told me: “Just Because Everyone Else is an Asshole, it Doesn’t Make you a Fraud.” (A Guest Post)
Today’s post is a Guest Post submitted by a reader of the blog named Phyllis Rippeyoung. Phyllis is an Associate Professor with tenure, and wrote in with a comment about “Imposter Syndrome.” I responded by asking her if she’d be … Continue reading
