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Still love your students? You can leave anyway
Dear Reader, I want to talk about something that comes up all the time in my work. Quick reminder! Today I’m hosting a live tour of my PhD Career Clarity Program at 1:00pm Eastern / 10:00am Pacific / 6:00pm UK. Sign up for the tour Consider the following statements: “I don’t want to leave my…
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Feeling stuck in academia? Let’s figure out what’s next
Dear Reader, Last week, 90 professors, postdocs, and other PhDs joined me for a live workshop to reflect on whether it’s time to leave academia. The reasons were varied: constant job insecurity, burnout, disillusionment—so many overlapping crises, eh?—values misalignment, or simply a desire for something different. What united participants was not wanting to do this…
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What 90 PhDs told me about leaving academia (reflections on yesterday’s workshop)
Dear Reader, Yesterday, I hosted a live workshop for professors, postdocs, and other PhDs who are thinking about leaving academia. About 90 people showed up (!) and responded to prompts such as, What do I want more of? Who will I be if I leave? What might help me decide? Folks shared powerful insights about…
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Is it time to leave academia? (Free workshop Wednesday)
Dear Reader, If you’ve been thinking about leaving academia—but haven’t decided for sure—this is for you. Wednesday at 12pm EDT, I’m hosting a free, live reflection workshop for professors, postdocs, and other PhDs who are in that “maybe” space. The session is called: “Is It Time to Leave Academia?” It’s not a webinar. It’s not…
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Is it time to leave academia? (free workshop invite)
Dear Reader, This is for you if you’ve been thinking about leaving academia, but haven’t yet decided for good one way or another. I tend to address my work at folks who are ready to get a job elsewhere. But this summer, I wanted to do something helpful for folks who aren’t in full job-search…
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3 offers for summer support (from me and my friends)
Dear Reader, I’ve got three things to tell you about! All great for professors, postdocs, and other PhDs who could use support, community, and healing this summer. Keep scrolling for Wednesday co-working sessions (free, with me). A virtual workshop for folks feeling burned out or harmed by higher ed (with Dr. Carole Chabries). A writing…
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You’re more qualified than you think (workshop invite inside)
Hello Reader, You’ve done a ton of different kinds of work as a professor, postdoc, or in another related role as a PhD. But when it comes to applying for non-academic jobs, it’s hard to explain what you’ve done—and why employers outside your field should care (and, more to the point, hire you). Sound familiar?…
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Help me decide! Vote for the workshop you want most
Hi Reader, I’m going to offer a low-cost live workshop soon, and I want your help choosing the topic. (Everything is awful, so let’s focus on something fun and useful instead, at least for 60-90 minutes.) I’ve narrowed the potential workshop topics down to five, and I’d love to know which one would be most…
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Freedom, security, and PhD careers in 2025 + money matters
Dear Reader, Many professors think they chose freedom and security by pursuing careers in academia, only to later discover their freedom significantly curtailed (by time, money, people, politics) and their security not so stable as they assumed. This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s not what PhD students expect, certainly. PhDs of all kinds also…
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IMPACT 2025 – registration closes today
Hi there Reader, When we planned IMPACT 2025, we knew we’d be in a rough moment. But I didn’t anticipate just how overwhelming things would be right now. And I’m a Canadian in Canada, so I’m definitely removed from the centre of the awful. I do know that it’s a scary time for a lot…