TPII Editor Extraordinaire Dr. Verena Hutter shares her wonderful experience recovering a part of herself she thought was lost, through our Unstuck Productivity Program. In honor of Verena and her pens, we are extending the sign up for the new … Continue reading
Still on July vacation but popped back to share this: This week Twitter got crabby about a Forbes cover story claiming Kylie Jenner is about to become the world’s youngest “self-made” billionaire based on the valuation of her cosmetics line, … Continue reading
By Sophia Donaldson, Ph.D. Sophia Donaldson is a careers consultant for University College London (UCL) PhD students and research staff. After completing a PhD in molecular genetics, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher and then as a science communicator for … Continue reading
I’m on blogging vacation in the month of July, but inspired by Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and her Stila Stay All Day in Beso, here are two of my political protest lipcolors this week: #FamiliesBelongTogether, Medford Oregon (BeautyBakerie Lip Whip in Take … Continue reading
This is number three in the #Postac series, A Provost Leaves Academia,” by Dr. Terri Givens. Dr. Terri Givens is a consultant in higher ed, and soon to be former provost at Menlo College. She has been a professor at … Continue reading
Today marks the start of my summer vacation season (don’t worry–editing and negotiating help continues!) so I’ll be brief. I tried out a plum lipcolor for the first time ever, and I’m in love. I haven’t taken it off since … Continue reading
Number 5 in my series on tenure. After my previous posts The Path and Timeline of Your Tenure File, and The Role of Your Tenure Committee and Department Head, a reader sent in a timeline document of the Department Head’s … Continue reading
I am so pleased to share this Commencement Address given this year at the Ellis School, by one of the earliest TPII clients: Dr. Jessica Hammer. To see someone I worked with go from applying for her first job to … Continue reading
Dr. Terri Givens is a consultant in higher ed, and soon to be former provost at Menlo College. She has been a professor at the University of Washington and University of Texas at Austin, and is the proud mother of … Continue reading
The biggest thing I’ve learned in makeup as a middle-aged person is that skillful application and satisfying outcomes require a lot of small, incremental steps, rather than a few dramatic splashes. I’ve learned this both from watching Youtube videos, and … Continue reading