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Mental Health and Academia

For Adjunct Professors, Winter is Break-ing (A re-post on Ph.D. poverty)

By Karen Kelsky | January 30, 2014

I encountered this story by Caprice Lawless through A New Faculty Majority Facebook page, and was so struck by it, that I contacted her to ask permission to put on the TPII blog.  She graciously agreed.  It is an account of adjunct poverty that is … [Read more...] about For Adjunct Professors, Winter is Break-ing (A re-post on Ph.D. poverty)

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Alt-University Critique, Graduate Student Concerns, Mental Health and Academia, Ph.D. Poverty, Shame

When I Left the Academy I Felt Like I Had Died (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | November 15, 2013

An email-turned-guest post from a former client. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year, as a postdoc, both the NIH fellowship and the NSF grant I wrote were funded, and one of my papers was shortlisted for the Outstanding Paper of the … [Read more...] about When I Left the Academy I Felt Like I Had Died (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Mental Health and Academia, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

On Leaving the Cult (A Letter From a Client)

By Karen Kelsky | August 5, 2013

I get a pretty regular stream of fan mail from clients and readers, and I read all of it, respond to all of it, and deeply appreciate all of it.  When I get a letter from someone telling me how the reading the blog and/or working with me changed … [Read more...] about On Leaving the Cult (A Letter From a Client)

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Intersectional Analyses, Mental Health and Academia, Ph.D. Poverty, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

“Write Like a Motherfucker”

By Karen Kelsky | August 2, 2013

I've been post-academic now for just about exactly three years. Three years since I left my tenured position at University of Illinois to move back to Eugene, Oregon with no job and no idea what I'd do next. This summer I finally started to … [Read more...] about “Write Like a Motherfucker”

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Graduate Student Concerns, Mental Health and Academia, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

The Price You Will Pay for Work-Life Balance

By Karen Kelsky | June 7, 2013

One of the most common questions I'm asked now, and in the years when I was active as an academic, is how women in academia can manage to combine children and career.  I did it, having two babies as an assistant professor and still getting tenure and … [Read more...] about The Price You Will Pay for Work-Life Balance

Filed Under: Mental Health and Academia, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

Chronic Illness, Disability and Heternormativity on the Tenure Track (A Follow-Up Guest Post)

By Guest Author | April 19, 2013

This post is a follow-up to the guest post earlier this week, "The Real Life of a Tenure Track Faculty Person."  That post generated an enormous amount of reaction and comment that is still going on.  One of the commenters asked to know a bit more … [Read more...] about Chronic Illness, Disability and Heternormativity on the Tenure Track (A Follow-Up Guest Post)

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Graduate Student Concerns, Mental Health and Academia, Ph.D. Poverty, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Postpartum Depression: On Motherhood, Academia, and Mental Health (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | April 8, 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 Postpartum Depression: On Motherhood, Academia, and Mental Health (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Mental Health and Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

Recovery From Addiction and the Road to Academia (A Guest Post)

By Guest Author | March 25, 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 Recovery From Addiction and the Road to Academia (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Mental Health and Academia, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

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

Bipolar and Academia (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | March 8, 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 Bipolar and Academia (A Guest Post)

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

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