Professor Donna Patterson is a department chair and professor at Delaware State University. She writes and teaches history and global health, including on Ebola and other epidemics. She visited West Africa during the 2014–2016 epidemic but this is … [Read more...] about Katrina and Rona – WOC Guest Post
COVID19
Yes, The World Still Needs Academic Editors – #Postac Post
By Dr. Margy Thomas. Margy Thomas, Ph.D., helps people distill their knowledge and skills into cohesive, articulate, distinctive stories. Since early 2013, she has run her own academic writing consultation and editing … [Read more...] about Yes, The World Still Needs Academic Editors – #Postac Post
#Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 3 – Emotional Impacts
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Two weeks ago we posted the question: How has COVID19 impacted your career planning? We got 70+ responses in the first 24 hours! In … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 3 – Emotional Impacts
Things That Make Quarantine Life Bearable
Color Street Nails and Paint-by-Numbers. And my online dance classes (and yoga) - links below. And skincare. And bunnies. The video talks about the first two. Then I remembered the other three so those are in photos below. That's it! That's the … [Read more...] about Things That Make Quarantine Life Bearable
COVID19 and Racism with the PhDivas Podcast
For over a year Wednesdays were the days for women of color guest posts. But that well has run dry! I'm still actively soliciting guest posts so please do send any along to me, or even just ideas or pitches. But until I have new ones, I'll be … [Read more...] about COVID19 and Racism with the PhDivas Podcast
#Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 2 – Immediate Impacts and Planning for the Future
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Last week we posted the question: How has COVID19 impacted your career planning? We got 70+ responses in the first 24 hours! In … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: COVID Career Impacts, 2 – Immediate Impacts and Planning for the Future
#Dispatches: How Has COVID19 Impacted Your Career Planning, Part I: Leaving the Academy
In our Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Last week we posted the question: How has COVID19 impacted your career planning? We got 70+ responses in the first 24 hours! In … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How Has COVID19 Impacted Your Career Planning, Part I: Leaving the Academy
Tenured Faculty Member Says Quiet Part Out Loud
Prof. Kimberly Hoang, tenured faculty in Sociology at U of Chicago, looked out at a global pandemic and total collapse of higher ed hiring, and decided to write this (find original here; bolding added) Just five weeks ago, the world was a … [Read more...] about Tenured Faculty Member Says Quiet Part Out Loud
“Transferrable Skills” Are a Lie – Postac Advice
In the face of the COVID19 crisis and 2020 academic job market collapse I will be re-posting the best of our post-academic transition content each week, to 1) help you envision ways of moving on with your PhD, and 2) get to know some of our splendid … [Read more...] about “Transferrable Skills” Are a Lie – Postac Advice
Networking is Not a Dirty Word
IMPORTANT NOTE: In COVID19 of course the in-person networking that Dr. Cardozo is talking about will not apply! But I'm sharing Today: Spinning Your Postac Web, by our own postac coach Dr. Karen Cardozo. Bio: Karen Cardozo … [Read more...] about Networking is Not a Dirty Word