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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

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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

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Starting Graduate School Well–Some Advice

Surviving Rejection on the Academic Job Market

Make a Good Impression at Academic Conferences (Please!)

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