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)
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Bipolar and Academia (A Guest Post)
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)
Nobody Cares What You’re Interested In
One very common error that writers of job documents make is going on and on about what they are interested in. It's often quite a writing tic. “I am interested in.... and I am particularly interested in...and a topic of particular fascination … [Read more...] about Nobody Cares What You’re Interested In
If You’re Considering Grad School/Work in Scandinavia, Part II (A Guest Post)
Academic life in Scandinavia This is the story of a British academic couple - now a family - and our experiences of working in Scandinavia. It has a happy ending. It is based entirely on personal experience and does not attempt to be a … [Read more...] about If You’re Considering Grad School/Work in Scandinavia, Part II (A Guest Post)
If You’re Considering Grad School/Job in Scandinavia, Part I (A Guest Post)
Academic life in Scandinavia This is the story of a British academic couple - now a family - and our experiences of working in Scandinavia. It has a happy ending. It is based entirely on personal experience and does not attempt to be a … [Read more...] about If You’re Considering Grad School/Job in Scandinavia, Part I (A Guest Post)
Gerund Addiction and Word Repetition–Two More Scourges
Faithful readers know that I have several posts on different kinds of writing tics that plague many academic writers. These include list addiction, dyad addiction, and cheap adjectives. There are two more writing tics that I've come to identify: … [Read more...] about Gerund Addiction and Word Repetition–Two More Scourges
Academia and Mental Illness: A Preliminary List of Resources
This week I received an email from a reader who had recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. She was asking for resources I might know of to help her navigate her Ph.D. program in light of her mental illness. I didn't know of any, so I put … [Read more...] about Academia and Mental Illness: A Preliminary List of Resources
If You’re Considering Graduate School in Germany
A reader doing her graduate work in Germany sent me this information and asked me to share it on the website, for the benefit of others considering doing the same. Apparently there are a lot of challenges. Proceed at your own risk! Thank you, … [Read more...] about If You’re Considering Graduate School in Germany
On Being Married to an Academic: Toward an Understanding of Being the Second in a Two-Body Problem (A Guest Post)
A month or so ago I requested a guest post that might speak to the misery and angst of the partner/spouse of someone on the academic job market. I had received several requests for such a post, generally from non-academic partners/spouses trying to … [Read more...] about On Being Married to an Academic: Toward an Understanding of Being the Second in a Two-Body Problem (A Guest Post)
The Time Line (A Guest Post on Work-Life Balance)
A couple weeks ago I requested a guest post that might speak to the misery and angst of the partner/spouse of someone on the academic job market. I had received several requests for such a post, generally from non-academic partners/spouses trying to … [Read more...] about The Time Line (A Guest Post on Work-Life Balance)