Month: June 2014
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Feeling rooted in the midst of uncertainty
My latest for University Affairs is a personal reflection on where I am now and where I’m headed, finding certainty in the midst of much uncertainty. Here’s how it begins: I’m in the midst of packing up my apartment in anticipation of a move on Monday. “In the midst” is how I often feel these…
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Twitter chats as public outreach and engagement
Do you know about Twitter chats? These planned interactions are an important part of my work, for different reasons. You may know that I host a biweekly chat using the hashtag #withaPhD. Here’s an excerpt from my latest blog post for University Affairs: These Twitter chats are fun, engaging, and meaningful for me. I connect…
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Transition Q & A: Carolyn Harris
I’m excited to present a Q & A with royal historian Carolyn Harris, a fellow history PhD. The full post is available on my University Affairs blog. Here’s a bit of what she told me: What kind of tasks do you do on a daily and weekly basis? The first thing I do each day…
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Transition Q & A: Patrick Vitalone
Patrick Vitalone took his MA in history and transitioned into a job in sales and marketing at a technology startup company. Here’s how he got his first job after earning his degree: Aside from bartending at upscale establishments, which I had been doing off and on for five years prior, my first research job was…