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Being a grad student is hard work, being a post-doc is hard work, being a professor is hard work. I remember the constant state of stress, lack of sleep, concerns about…
- Amanda Glaze
- October 31, 2018
My own road to PhD proved circuitous, rocky, and unpredictable. At many times, I felt utterly alone. I set my desktop background to a photo of my then 3-month old…
- Lorie Owens
- October 30, 2018
I dropped out of my first PhD and, after a short break, enrolled for a PhD in malaria vector control. This was a really tough phase when I had to deal with a lot of…
- Elodie Ekoka
- October 29, 2018
Of course, I’ve had my manuscripts rejected! It’s very rare, almost unheard of, to get a letter from the editor saying, “We love your paper! We’ll publish it without any…
- Tim Hunt
- October 29, 2018
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…