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Managing Mental Illness in Graduate School: Some Recommendations (A Guest Post)

By Guest Author | March 13, 2013

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 … [Read more...] about Managing Mental Illness in Graduate School: Some Recommendations (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Mental Health and Academia, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Wanted: The Academic Equivalent of the “Pretty Girl Rock”

By Guest Author | October 7, 2011

Today's post is a Guest Post by Kristen Ghodsee,  John S. Osterweis Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, and Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program, at Bowdoin College. I originally got in touch with Kristen to … [Read more...] about Wanted: The Academic Equivalent of the “Pretty Girl Rock”

Filed Under: Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Be Careful What You Wish For

By Guest Author | September 9, 2011

Amanda Krauss left a position at Vanderbilt to become a web developer in Austin. I got to know Amanda when I approached her about writing a Guest Post on her blog, the post that ended up as "Death of a Soul (on Campus)."  I loved her spirit from … [Read more...] about Be Careful What You Wish For

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

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