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  • Write more in 2014

    Happy New Year! After a nice long holiday break, I’m back to work this week. This morning my latest post appeared on my University Affairs…

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  • Taking stock and measuring well-being

    Happy 1-year blogging anniversary to me! Wow, that went quick. But I completely forgot about this birthday when I wrote the title of my latest…

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  • Joseph Fruscione, Freelance Tutor and Editor, Transition Q&A

    Joseph Fruscione earned his PhD in English from George Washington University in 2005. Since 1999, he’s taught university-level literature and writing courses at GW, Georgetown,…

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  • Guest post: Grad students need social media

    In a first for From PhD to Life, I’ve got a non-Q&A guest contributor! Thanks to Carleton University’s Leah DeVellis for this advice column on…

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  • Breaking bad habits, building better ones

    In my latest post for University Affairs, I fess up: I’ve got some bad habits! It’s time to break those, and build better ones. Read…

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  • Certainty and time

    Today’s post is a reflection on my troubles imagining a non-academic future for myself given the pervasiveness of the ready-made academic dream. But over time…

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  • “I’m a coach”

    Remember my “I’m a loser” post? Well, guess what? It’s been a year since I felt that way . . . and not only that,…

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  • Supporting dissertators

    My most recent blog post over at University Affairs is about how coaching has really been helping me now, my “what if” thoughts about my…

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  • Peter Larson, Writer and Editor, Transition Q&A

    Peter Larson earned his PhD in biological sciences from Ohio University in 2003. He taught for 10 years at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New…

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  • Sonja Streuber, Metrics and Risk Manager, Transition Q&A

    Sonja Streuber earned her MA in English from the University of California, Davis, where she also spent several years in the PhD program before leaving…

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