Academia Archives - Page 2 of 2

Academia Featured

Etiquette for Graduate Students

Next week I will meet with our new Baylor History graduate students for orientation. I am pretty certain that no one will be late. I am also pretty certain that no one will fall asleep. This will be one of their first official graduate meetings,…

Beth Allison BarrAugust 10, 2016

Academia Featured Higher Education Professional Development

Starting Graduate School Well–Some Advice

I swam with dolphins last week. It wasn’t planned–they just appeared, a mom and her calf, swimming on our beach early in the morning. The water was clear as glass. It was so clear and so smooth , in fact, that the large dark shadows…

Beth Allison BarrJuly 27, 2016

Academia Higher Education Professional Development

Surviving Rejection on the Academic Job Market

I still remember checking my watch and thinking vaguely about what I would eat for lunch. It was around lunchtime, so normally there wouldn’t have been anything odd about my wandering thoughts. Except that I was in the middle of a job interview for a…

Beth Allison BarrJune 15, 2016

Academia Featured Higher Education Professional Development

Make a Good Impression at Academic Conferences (Please!)

It was sunny and warm today in Texas without a snow cloud in sight. I wore short sleeves and left all my coats and scarves at home. And, most importantly, I didn’t have to worry about slipping on a sludgy sidewalk. For me, a native…

Beth Allison BarrJanuary 11, 2011

Academia

Etiquette for Graduate Students

Starting Graduate School Well–Some Advice

Surviving Rejection on the Academic Job Market

Make a Good Impression at Academic Conferences (Please!)

Popular Posts

Recent Posts