From PhD to Life blog
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Veronica Rubio Vega, Research Analyst, Transition Q&A
Veronica Rubio Vega is a part-time PhD candidate in political economy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. She works as…
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Why I started my PhD
I was recently asked why I did a PhD if I didn’t now want to be a professor. The question was posed by a friendly…
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Thank you!
I’ve had a great time with this blog over the past 6 months—my half-year-iversary is coming up this weekend on Thursday! When I began, I…
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Kris Gies, Publisher’s Representative, Transition Q&A
Kris Gies earned his PhD in history from the University of Guelph. He is a publisher’s representative at the University of Toronto Press. Follow him @KrisGies.…
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Post-PhD magazine dreams
I want to start a magazine. It will be called Post-PhD and it will be beautifully designed, wonderfully written, and will have inspiring, surprising, and…
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Parker Palmer: “I can’t not do it”
Here’s what Parker Palmer, a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, recently said about his post-PhD journey: I did a PhD at…
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Coach training
I started coach training last week. I’m doing the Foundations course from Mentor Coach, a training program aimed at “helping professionals” and rooted in positive…
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Brenda Bethman, Center Director, Transition Q&A
Brenda Bethman earned her PhD in modern German studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2009. She’s now the director of the Women’s Center and the…
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Tina Seelig’s post-PhD transition
I came across this recently: Soon after earning my PhD in neuroscience, my sights were set on working in a startup biotechnology company. The only…
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Self-help for PhDs (by PhDs)
During my undergrad I worked part-time at a Chapters bookstore in Ottawa, a big-box retailer similar to Barnes & Noble. My area of the store…