From PhD to Life blog
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Transition Q&A: Nathaniel Bean
I recently had the chance to talk with Nathaniel Bean, who is finishing his DMA and has two very different but equally interesting jobs, one…
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Transition Q&A: Jennifer De Mello
After completing her PhD in Chemistry, Jennifer De Mello investigated a variety of career paths. Currently, she holds an intellectually and creatively enriching position as a…
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Organizing an Academic Conference? Don’t Forget Twitter
Twitter adds a new dimension to the community and ideas academic conferences generate: If you’ve encouraged tweeting and spread the word about your hashtag, you…
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Taking risks is key to a successful career change
In my recent University Affairs post, I encourage people to take risks in their career transition, but not huge ones, and not all at once. Small, incremental…
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Stalled career search? Don’t give up
Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your career search is to simply not give up. Instead, keep moving forward–even if you don’t know…
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It’s OK to quit your PhD
My latest post for University Affairs says it’s OK to “quit” — and I put that in parentheses for a good reason. The narrative surrounding…
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My speaking schedule so far, winter-spring 2016
See my latest post for University Affairs for some reflections on my AHA experience — I co-hosted the Career Fair in Atlanta earlier this month…
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Don’t give in to your inner critic
Are you doing your work, or are you making excuses? I ask lovingly, of course 🙂 From my latest for University Affairs: [D]oing the work is…
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Transition Q & A: Alison Norman
The latest Q & A is by Alison Norman, a history PhD who moved into a government researcher role where she’s doing important work. “I…
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Congratulations to us!
I attended the Canadian Online Publishing Awards ceremony last evening in Toronto, with my University Affairs editor Ashleigh VanHouten. The magazine took home 5 gold…