Month: July 2014
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Coaching graduate students
Today’s blog post over at my University Affairs blog includes my thoughts on key themes when working with graduate students. Here’s the first (of six) points I make: 1. Taking control. Graduate students often don’t feel in control of their lives. Part of my work as a coach is to help clients take and feel…
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Transition Q & A: Christine Slocum
Christine Slocum, a sociology MA who left a PhD program after two years, is the latest Q & A participant. She writes about how she transitioned into her current job. Here’s how her post begins: You left your PhD program before finishing. Why? ​I left because, in retrospect, I was burned out. It was beginning…