Tag Archives: grad school
Race and Grad School, Redux
I have had many interesting discussions about my essay on race, reality and “don’t go!” graduate school advice. I thank the Chronicle of Higher Ed for picking it up. I … Continue reading
Blanket “Don’t Go To Graduate School!” Advice Ignores Race and Reality?
When I decided to return to graduate school I was about as devoid of prestige as one can be. I was old, from a no-name undergraduate university (worse, maybe, an … Continue reading
Inequality and Organizations: Finally Someone Speaking My Language!
I have talked here before about how shocked I am that org theory so rarely engages ideas of inequality. I mean, we even call structural racism institutional racism. The word … Continue reading
Raging Against The Machine
It has taken me a little time to grasp the different writing conventions of academe. Writing for a conference presentation is not like writing for publication which can be totally … Continue reading
Conferences, Cuts, Honors and Reflection On My Voice
The past two weeks have been dominated by higher education cuts, conferences, writing, and massive reading. In short, I’ve been busy being a graduate student in the U.S. As Emory … Continue reading
Different Bodies & Different Lives In Academia: Why The Rules Aren’t The Same For Everyone
Part of professionalization in academia involves learning the unpublished rules of how to act, engage, and be an academic. Almost all of us, at some point of our training, is … Continue reading
The Economics of PhDing
From GenomeWeb comes a summary of Lee Skallerup Bessette’s post on Insider Higher Ed about one of the hidden expenses of academic life: the conference debt. This post started as … Continue reading
