From PhD to Life blog
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Stress and illness
Back in the summer I had a flare up of eczema . I’ve had persistent little dry spots appear before on my skin, primarily on…
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Brad King, Vice President, Transition Q&A
Brad King earned his PhD in history from the University of Toronto. He is a vice president at Lord Cultural Resources, an international museum and cultural…
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Investing in myself
We all know the saying, “You have to spend money to make money,” but actually doing it can be uncomfortable. It was thus a big…
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Quick trip
It was a long weekend here in Ontario, so when Bernard offered me a ride to Ottawa, I jumped at the chance. (Ottawa’s my hometown,…
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Jamie Pratt, Research Officer, Transition Q&A
Jamie Pratt received his PhD in philosophy from York University, specializing in ethics. He is now the research officer in York’s Faculty of Fine Arts.…
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Changes ahead
I’ll be playing around with different themes, layouts, and header images over the next few days. Don’t mind the mess and here’s hoping for positive…
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Patience in the neutral zone
Early this month was the one-year anniversary of my dissertation defence: 3 February 2012. Thinking about how much time has passed since then can get…
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Alexandra Guerson, Part-Time Faculty, Transition Q & A
About Alexandra Guerson Alexandra Guerson earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto. She’s currently a part-time faculty member at New College, University…
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Exploration
When I hired my career coach, Hillary Hutchinson, back in the fall, I had no idea what a coach did. I’d heard—and laughed about—life coaches…