How to Survive Academia Without Losing Your Mind
Hey you! Everyone needs to hit the reset button every once in a while. Unfortunately, Hurricane Maria hit it for me. That’s why I disappeared from this blog for six weeks. But rather than dwell on how horrible it was (is) to live through a complete...
How you can help Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico
I’m so happy to be able to communicate with you again. As many of you know, I live in western Puerto Rico. In this post I want to tell you a little about my family’s experience with Maria, and how you can help Puerto Rico. On Thursday, September 21st, when the sun...
How to Write an Academic Mission Statement
Writing an Academic Mission Statement is the first step to finding focus and taking control of your career. If you feel like you are constantly putting out fires, that you are reacting instead of acting when opportunities (and problems) come your way, then you need an...
What to do if you can’t go on a writer’s retreat
Imagine yourself on a writer’s retreat. No committee meetings. No teaching. No grading (weeeee!!!!). No meals to prepare. No small humans or pets to care for. Just you, your writing project, and the focus you’ve needed for so long. But let’s get...
Seasons of Writing in the Academic Year
Academia ebbs and flows. This, in some ways, is the beauty of it. The beginning of each term feels like a new start, and the end of each term feels like closing a chapter. But of course, this rhythm mostly applies to teaching. Research, especially writing, does not...
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