From PhD to Life blog
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Should You Quit Your PhD?
Earlier this year I published “It’s OK to quit your PhD” on my University Affairs blog; it was later reposted on the Shit Academics Say…
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Jennifer Askey, Project Coordinator, Transition Q & A
Jennifer Askey earned tenure and enjoyed her job, but found her husband’s career opportunities limited where they were located. When he got a great offer…
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Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, Social Media Manager, Transition Q&A
Maura Cunningham is a history PhD turned writing and social media manager for a scholarly association. Maura knew when she entered her program that she…
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Social media manager
I’m hiring a social media manager for From PhD to Life. The mission of From PhD to Life is to help graduate students and PhDs…
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Support and community for graduate students and PhDs
My most recent post for University Affairs suggests ways students and PhDs can find or create structure, accountability, and support for themselves and their work.…
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Support and community for graduate students and PhDs
I work for and largely by myself, and I love it. My graduate school experience was similar in important ways: I worked at home without…
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Congratulations to me!
Last night I won the gold award for best blog or column in the b2b/academic category at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. I won this…
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What is a PhD, anyway?
My latest post for University Affairs is a reflection piece on the many lived definitions of what PhD is and means and individuals. This may…
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Anne Trubek, Writer and Author, Transition Q&A
Something that surprises people is that tenured professors do indeed leave their jobs to move into other careers! Anne is one example of this. Here’s…
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The next (scary!) step for me: building a formal community
How is it that I am more than three years into this job and I still feel like a n00b? Well, I know why – there…