How to be a successful grad. student
I asked my TECH621 students to interview 3 professors each and get tips about graduate school success. Here are their posts: Scott S., Stephen W., Jenny S., Zheng Z., Andrew B., Scott K. A bit late,...
View ArticleSo, you want an assistantship?
I’ve written before my advice on how to be a successful graduate student. But to even get to be a graduate student in the first place, you may need a graduate teaching or research assistantship –...
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View ArticleA case study of pinkification as a failing strategy for diversity
[Guest posting this on our college's dean's blog] I came across this story about the brilliantly hilarious criticism that BiC, the pen company, encountered upon launching a line of pastel-colored pens...
View ArticleStand up, say something, but what and how?!
I do not claim to understand the entire context or meaning of this quote, but here is what I take it to signify: When you witness injustice, you do harm by not saying anything. My friends and I have...
View ArticleWisdom of words
This is a guest post by Eileen Hegel of Higher Ways. I met Eileen when we overlapped on the Clemson faculty for a brief period of time. We got into a conversation on Facebook about the power of words...
View ArticleKnow what you know
As I was getting ready to leave my first ever grown-up academic job for a brand new academic adventure, a dear colleague gave me this piece of advice: Remember this: You know what you know. It’s one of...
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