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Marginalized Voices

Vigilance as an Asian American During the Pandemic – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | April 19, 2021

[We continue to welcome #BLM and BIPOC scholar guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] This post was … [Read more...] about Vigilance as an Asian American During the Pandemic – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

Filed Under: COVID19, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Women of Color in Academia

The Lone Medievalist – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | April 14, 2021

[We continue to welcome #BLM and BIPOC guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] Bio from the author: The … [Read more...] about The Lone Medievalist – BIPOC Scholar Guest Post

Filed Under: Black Lives Matter, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Graduate Student Concerns, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

On Navigating Graduate School with a Disability – WOC Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | March 31, 2021

  Karen Tang is a Killam Scholar and PhD Student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University (Canada). Her research examines addictive disorders (e.g., video gaming) and mental health correlates. When she is not being a busy … [Read more...] about On Navigating Graduate School with a Disability – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

More Reader/Listener/Client Joy!

By Karen Kelsky | March 16, 2021

Presenting the latest in our series of Job Market Digest-slash-Client/Reader/Listener Joy!  Standout line: "you two are absolutely my queer, academia super heroes/ role models." ???????????????????????????????? You might remember, but due to the … [Read more...] about More Reader/Listener/Client Joy!

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, How To Build Your Tenure File, Marginalized Voices, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It

Someone Who Speaks My Language–#BLM Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | March 12, 2021

By  W. D. Herstun.    W. D. Herstun is a graduate student in Writing & Digital Communication with a background in research and history. She reads everything and studies anything but is currently fascinated by surrealism’s various manifestations. … [Read more...] about Someone Who Speaks My Language–#BLM Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Marginalized Voices, Ph.D. Poverty, Racism in the Academy

Academia Wasn’t Meant For Me – #Postac Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | February 5, 2021

Shared with permission. Hi there,I recognize that you probably receive many, many messages. I'm sure a lot of them come from trolls. I don't really expect a reply. I mostly just wanted to send this someplace safe. I'm not currently in a … [Read more...] about Academia Wasn’t Meant For Me – #Postac Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Marginalized Voices, Ph.D. Poverty, Quitting--An Excellent Option

5 Ways Social Media Helped Me as a WOC, and Tips for You – WOC Guest post

By Guest Author | October 26, 2020

Jennifer van Alstyne is a communications strategist for faculty and researchers. At The Academic Designer LLC, Jennifer helps people and organizations share their work with the world in online spaces. Her blog/podcast, The Social Academic shares … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Social Media Helped Me as a WOC, and Tips for You – WOC Guest post

Filed Under: Marginalized Voices, Promote Yourself!, Women of Color in Academia

Visiting Campus during COVID as a Black Woman – #BLM Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | September 16, 2020

We continue to solicit guests posts by Black scholars and other BIPOC scholars. We pay $150 for accepted posts. Today's post is by Piper Kendrix Williams, PhD, Associate Professor of African American Studies and English, The College of New Jersey. … [Read more...] about Visiting Campus during COVID as a Black Woman – #BLM Guest Post

Filed Under: Black Lives Matter, Marginalized Voices, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit, Women of Color in Academia

Productivity: Escaping the Land of Stuck, Part 2: Sailing the Sea of Change

By Kel Weinhold | March 5, 2020

We are back for Round Two of How to Escape the Land Of Stuck. Setting off on the Sea of Change. We’ll start the same way we did last week: Grab a piece of paper and explore these questions: What happened? Why did I get stuck in this … [Read more...] about Productivity: Escaping the Land of Stuck, Part 2: Sailing the Sea of Change

Filed Under: Marginalized Voices, Productivity, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Unstuck

When “Diversity” Feels Like a Trap: The Palestine Exception – WOC Guest Post

By Guest Author | February 11, 2020

[We continue to solicit guest posts from scholars of color, especially Black and Indigenous She/They/Femme. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] More … [Read more...] about When “Diversity” Feels Like a Trap: The Palestine Exception – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Marginalized Voices, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia

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