#Grad

Jorge J Rodríguez V

IMO, grad workers get nothing out of—and might even be put at risk by—writing Book Reviews. We don’t get paid, they don’t make CV’s that much more competitive, there’s no

Susanna L Harris

I get a lot of questions about what to ask when choosing a grad advisor.Ask the trainees how often they hear "thank you" and "good work" when they try something

Kevin 'cancel rent' Modestino

kevin_modestino

Academics really need to stop imagining that grad students would just be starting lucrative careers if they didn't go to grad school/that there are all these good jobs outside of

the most successful grad students have tons of experience *before* starting their PhDs. Essentially, they don't need to be trained, and they flourish in a system that explicitly avoids directly

I‘m directing a grad program (tho MA, but many are looking into PhDs) next year & will be collating thoughts, but my main point now is that programs need to

Hisham Zerriffi

Thread: The urge to quit grad schoolOver the years I have had multiple conversations with people thinking of quitting. I fear that in these trying times there are going to

Susanna L Harris

If you want to know why I'm so bent out of shape about universities reopening:Grad students' health and rights are almost always left out of guidelines, leaving more room for

I gave a talk recently to the first-year PhD students, reflecting on my grad school experience. Basically what would I want to go back and tell myself?Posting the slides here,

Senior faculty SHOULD NOT bully grad students. The best advice I can give to grad students is to avoid jerks & focus on cultivating positive relationships with peers and senior

If you are a dalitbahujan or minority woman from India applying to grad school in the UK or US, and you are unable to meet application costs, please message me

From Monday next week we will be launching http://GRAD.SHOW.CASE . and profiling graduates from all over the country… (THREAD) It saddens me that this years crop of studes will miss out

From preschool to grad school, educators assume that students will ask for help if they need if. But what they don't realize is that students - especially students from less

Thread on grad school in COVID-19 times: I haven’t been productive. From not finishing readings, behind on teaching, to not exercising, it’s taken a toll on my confidence. How come

Excellent exchanges @prawfsblawg and elsewhere on proposed Utah Sup Ct limited, one-time only, diploma privilege+. No perfect solution for 2020 grads. My preference: extended student practice opportunity post-grad until grads

Being a grad student isn’t activism I’m extremely tired of witnessing this and over the years people who have argued with me and “believe in lived experience” wielding their lib

Ruined a grad student’s day today after they were excitedly explaining an algorithm that would use web searches to determine who needs mental health intervention (which, on its face is