Like any major exam (standardized or personalized) that you spend months preparing for, the purpose of the PhD qualifying exam is to make you question your sanity, career choice, and purpose in life, not to mention to your ability to read, write, and speak coherently. In theory, I’m on Day 5 of the grand studying […]
Read more "Quals are a Mind F***"Copied below is a thoughtful commentary on paternity leave and child-rearing written by Facebook Project Manager and new dad, Tom Stocky. It’s nice to hear about the career vs. family struggle from a different perspective. It’s easy to forget how many different versions exist – I tend get pretty wrapped up in my own. Tom’s […]
Read more "Equal Partners"I know I’m awkward. I can usually make my way with a joke or a smile and my friends call it cute. Sometimes strangers or acquaintances even find my awkwardness endearing. But, today…today was different. Today was the day I became the TA who tried to start a conversation with a student when I should […]
Read more "It happened."I took a much-needed break from grading papers (“for correlational decision by statistically”) to rediscover one of my favorite poets, and I discovered something else in the process. Here’s the poem: I Will Wade Out by e. e. cummings (1894 – 1962) i will wade out till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers […]
Read more "I Will Wade Out"Aimee Copeland might not be your average renaissance woman (if there is such a thing), but this girl is amazing and I think you’ll agree that she is well on her way to becoming a bona fide renaissancer. You might remember seeing Aimee in the news a while back – she’s the cute Georgia girl […]
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Renaissancing Me 