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When I accepted my first academic job as an assistant professor of criminology, I packed up my home and left my friends and family to begin a new chapter of my life 250…
- Sarah Daly
- February 2, 2021
- 858 views
My two year-old is asleep now and my first grader is about to work on her math assignment for the day. Right now, my spirit and flesh are both weak, I have to help with…
- Andrew Wilczak
- November 30, 2020
- 1k views
I leapt at the opportunity to reflect on my PhD and to write for those just starting out their exciting and terrifying PhD journeys. Then, I sat down to write, and the…
- Catherine Oliver
- November 23, 2020
- 769 views
2020 has brought with it many, many challenges, draining away my passion for my work. So, I decided to back track, and go right back to why I fell in love with the ocean…
- Nicole Rianne Foster
- October 27, 2020
- 774 views
If I had any idea what I was getting into with graduate school, I would have run in the opposite direction. Thankfully, I was naive and stepped through the door into a…
- Dudley Benton
- October 8, 2020
- 657 views
The internet is full of advice—maintaining physical and mental health; homeschooling; reading, watching, listening lists; connecting while social distancing; creating…
- Agnes Bosanquet
- September 28, 2020
- 813 views
I must admit that as a young academic, receiving a decision from a journal stirs up some strong emotions. With trembling hands I read the editor’s decision: Major…
- Juuso Nieminen
- September 25, 2020
- 3.4k views
She eagerly tells her story, shows us her malnourished children and explains the intersection of poverty and inequalities that have contributed to her situation. We know…
- Osasuyi Dirisu
- September 8, 2020
- 688 views
As a linguist, I started out as a reluctant fieldworker because of my social anxiety, and I am not built for adventure. But the truth is there is no place I’d rather be.
- Maria Kristina Gallego
- September 2, 2020
- 2k views
I had moved full circle - from the desire to do research, to clinical practice and on to inquiring, exploring and creating a cohesive idea from other people’s research…
- Gail Morris
- September 1, 2020
- 703 views
