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I cannot compare my path with somebody who didn’t go through the same steps, because it would only lead me to self-pity and depression. I cannot despise my path either,…
- Elodie Ekoka
- October 29, 2018
Although the people around me would remind me that my achievements showed that I had what it takes to be a researcher, I wasn’t convinced.
- Elodie Ekoka
- October 29, 2018
While attending a distance learning library science program, I decided that I wanted to get the full experience. And that I wanted to be engaged with faculty to some…
Impostor syndrome isn’t a diagnosable thing, but it certainly impacts the way people view themselves…and I imagine those predisposed to mental health issues like…
Librarianship was not always my intended career path. My original goal was to pursue a PhD in Social Psychology, but when I wasn’t accepted to a school with funding, I…
The transition from graduate school to semi-professional has been challenging. Although my social life is still vibrant, it doesn’t include as many people as it once did…
I created the @ProfessorJaded account for a series of different reasons. But initially, it primarily served as role-play for a fictional character. I considered writing…
Imagine two instructors sitting around, working on a writing project, talking about students. They have taught so many classes that they have lost count. And they are…
I go by @AcerbicAcedemic or Bitter Professor on Twitter where I mostly give free reign to my thoughts about being a professor, and sometimes, about being a bitter…
Preeti Raghunath, a PhD student and Academic Research Specialist at Editage Insights, talks about how she didn’t wait to publish a journal article during her research…
- Preeti Raghunath
- September 21, 2018