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Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | November 16, 2020

  Holly Genovese is a Ph.D. student in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin with portfolios in both Black Studies and Women and Gender Studies. Her work (primarily) focuses on Black cultural and artistic … [Read more...] about Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post

Filed Under: Advising Advice, COVID19, Graduate Student Concerns, Mental Health and Academia, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

New Book on Leaving the Academy

By Karen Kelsky | October 29, 2020

This is short and sweet because the election has destroyed my focus. Here is a new book about leaving the academy. It's by Christopher Caterine and it's called Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide. It's really good.  Don't be put off by the fact … [Read more...] about New Book on Leaving the Academy

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Writing a Zine In a Pandemic – BIPOC Guest Post

By Guest Author | September 25, 2020

We continue to welcome guest posts by BIPIOC scholars. Today's post is by Dr. Ida Yalzadeh. Dr. Ida Yalzadeh is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Asian American Studies program at Northwestern University. She graduated from Brown University with … [Read more...] about Writing a Zine In a Pandemic – BIPOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Graduate Student Concerns, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia

#Dispatches: Why The F**k Don’t We Revolt??

By Karen Kelsky | September 14, 2020

#Dispatches From the Frontlines Monday series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges.The question right now:  Why the f**k don't we revolt???  (contributed by Kel, lol).  New #Dispatches … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: Why The F**k Don’t We Revolt??

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Dispatches, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

The Academy Is The Grift

By Karen Kelsky | September 14, 2020

Last week in my Starting a Small Business webinar Q&A, somebody asked me, what was your biggest surprise in starting a business beyond what you have shared in the webinar? I was startled by the question, and struggled to answer it for a … [Read more...] about The Academy Is The Grift

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

The Unraveling of America and Academic Denial

By Karen Kelsky | August 10, 2020

A little story: A couple months ago I was working with a European negotiating client who had a TT job offer in Texas. He had a secure position in Europe and would be leaving it to come here. As part of the NA work I told him: “I wouldn’t be … [Read more...] about The Unraveling of America and Academic Denial

Filed Under: Advising Advice, COVID19, International Perspectives, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option

What Not To Say to Grad Students During a Pandemic – WOC Guest Post

By Guest Author | April 9, 2020

I saw this thread on Twitter and invited Fay Lin to submit it as a guest post for the blog. Thank you, Fay. Fay is a 4th year PhD candidate in Biochemistry at UCLA, where she uses math modeling to study biological networks in immune … [Read more...] about What Not To Say to Grad Students During a Pandemic – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Advising Advice, COVID19, Graduate Student Concerns, Women of Color in Academia

#Dispatches From the Front–Help, I Have a Toxic Advisor! Part II: Therapy and Quitting, Both Excellent Options

By Karen Kelsky | February 24, 2020

In our new Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. This week, the question is: “Help, I have a toxic advisor/PI? What can I do? What have other people done in this … [Read more...] about #Dispatches From the Front–Help, I Have a Toxic Advisor! Part II: Therapy and Quitting, Both Excellent Options

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Dispatches, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

#Dispatches From the Front – Help, I Have a Toxic Advisor! Part I: Firing Your Advisor, Building Your Team

By Karen Kelsky | February 17, 2020

In our new Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. This week, the question is: “Help, I have a toxic advisor/PI? What can I do? What have other people done in this … [Read more...] about #Dispatches From the Front – Help, I Have a Toxic Advisor! Part I: Firing Your Advisor, Building Your Team

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Dispatches

#Dispatches From the Front: Interview Advice for and by International Scholars

By Karen Kelsky | January 20, 2020

Dispatches From the Frontlines is our weekly advice post based on the crowdsourced wisdom of our wonderful readers. Each Monday, we crowdsource a question we get from a reader on Facebook and Twitter with a link to a google form. You share YOUR … [Read more...] about #Dispatches From the Front: Interview Advice for and by International Scholars

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Dispatches, How to Interview

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