From PhD to Life blog
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Transition Q & A: Kara Santokie
My friend Kara worked as a professor in Bangladesh for a year after earning her PhD in political science, then returned to Toronto — she…
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Book review: The Unruly PhD
Are you looking for more stories about life after a PhD, and about the experience of graduate school itself? There’s a book for that! In…
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CFP: Beyond the Professoriate, 2 & 9 May 2015
Were you at Beyond the Professoriate last year? No? Well, you can come this year! The Call for Panellists and Presenters is now out. We’d…
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Transition Q & A: Michael Ryan Hunsaker
How does someone with a PhD in neuroscience wind up working as a special education primary-school teacher? Here’s one part of the story: Interestingly, actually…
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Tips for surviving the academic job search season
Are you on the market now? I’m sorry. It can be a very difficult time of year. Here are some things you can do to…
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Reflect back to move forward
Here are some questions to help you clarify your priorities, goals, and action steps for 2015. And I even answer them myself! Let me know…
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The PhD is a passport
My most recent blog post for University Affairs is about PhD candidate Nadia Jaber’s TEDx talk (“Reimagining the PhD”) and her new PhD Career Ladder…
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Are you hoping instead of acting?
This one goes out to all of us who’re shying away from exploring our options in hopes that our current activities will be enough to…
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Transition Q & A: Melissa Dalgleish
This is one you’re definitely going to want to read! Melissa Dalgleish is a regular contributor to Hook & Eye, an ABD in English from…