#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question this week: How’s your mental health? Have you found anything that helps? Is it impacting your … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How’s Your Mental Health? Part 2 of 2
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Self-Care: Paint By Numbers Edition
`It's a hard time in the US right now (and in many other regions that have not dealt well with COVID). Add to that the continuing Trumpist pandemonium and right wing assault on all that is good and rational, and the exhaustion of trying to do higher … [Read more...] about Self-Care: Paint By Numbers Edition
Leave Now
A follower on Twitter DM-ed me this question today. "As we know the academic job market is a shit show. I would love to see a series of twitter posts or blog posts about what PhDs can do to be ready fro when it picks up. Obviously, people in grad … [Read more...] about Leave Now
#Dispatches: Your Teaching Hacks
#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question this week: Send us your pandemic teaching hacks. This question did not get nearly the … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: Your Teaching Hacks
Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post
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
Adapting to Disaster, Episode 4: Overcoming Fear and Anger (Guest Post by Dr. Aisha Ahmad)
~~~~~~~~~~~ It has been just shy of a month since I first warned academics about the risks of indulging in manic attempts at hyper-productivity in the early stages of a disaster, and cautioned against sprinting at the beginning of this marathon. … [Read more...] about Adapting to Disaster, Episode 4: Overcoming Fear and Anger (Guest Post by Dr. Aisha Ahmad)
Adapting to Disaster, Episode 3: Research Productivity in Disaster Conditions (Guest Post by Dr. Aisha Ahmad)
~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week, I spoke about teaching in a disaster. This week’s episode of our Disaster Adaptation series focuses on practical strategies to maintain research productivity under crisis conditions. The purpose of this post is to help you … [Read more...] about Adapting to Disaster, Episode 3: Research Productivity in Disaster Conditions (Guest Post by Dr. Aisha Ahmad)
Adapting to Disaster, Episode 2: Teaching in Transition (Guest Post by Dr. Aisha Ahmad)
By Aisha Ahmad Last week, I outlined the core security issues that everyone should prioritize in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Establishing this basic security infrastructure is the essential prerequisite to adapting to life under sustained … [Read more...] about Adapting to Disaster, Episode 2: Teaching in Transition (Guest Post by Dr. Aisha Ahmad)
Adapting To Disaster, Episode 1: Security (A Guest Post)
By Aisha Ahmad For many people, the Covid-19 pandemic is their first-ever experience of a system-wide disaster. With millions of people now under mandatory lockdown, a serious concern for academics and others is how to remain productive amid … [Read more...] about Adapting To Disaster, Episode 1: Security (A Guest Post)