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By Alexandra Sastre
Alexandra Sastre is the associate director of campus communications at Swarthmore College.
Practical Strategies for Taking Notes
Practical techniques for taking notes that ensure you can find, understand, expand, and use them later in your various projects.
Daily Self-Care Practices for Your Wellness Routine
Easy daily self-care practices to treat yourself with kindness, move a little slower, and find comfort amidst your personal and professional lives.
Academic Conference Presentation Tips
Keep these academic conference presentation tips in mind to share your work with the clarity and confidence you need to connect to your audience.
Finally Finish Your Dissertation (for real)
How to finish your dissertation strong when you’re down to the wire, you’re on the last chapter, and you just need the thing done.
Leading a Great Discussion Section as a Teaching Assistant
How to lead a great discussion section as a teaching assistant that ensures your students better grasp the material and feel comfortable asking questions.
Small Changes to Refresh Your Routine
These small changes to refresh your routine can help you feel more relaxed and ready to tackle your writing, research, teaching, and service tasks.
Tackling Your To-Do List at the End of the Semester
Our surprisingly simple and surprisingly effective organization tips to stay on top of your to-do list as the semester winds down.
Rethinking Your Relationship To Reading
How to evaluate your reading practices, discover how you prefer to read, how to retain what you read, and how reading can enhance your life and work.
Using Passion Projects for Inspiration, Self-Care, and Fun
In the face of busyness and stress, passion projects are a chance to reclaim your physical, emotional, and mental energy.
Maintaining Friendships When Things Inevitably Get Busy
Academia requires a lot of your time and attention. Here’s help on building and maintaining friendships that make it all worth it.
Making a Self-Care Plan for the Semester
Mapping self-care into your plan before, during, and after the semester can help you find balance, prioritize rest, and cultivate your energy.
Classroom Icebreakers to Kick Off a Great Semester
Classroom icebreakers that get students engaged and comfortable, whether in an online classroom or in person.
Writing a Successful Conference Abstract
Conference abstract writing can be challenging, but here is how to distill the stakes and impact of your project in just a few words.
Using Informational Interviews to Build Your Career
What to keep in mind when using informational interviews to craft an awesome interdisciplinary career within or beyond academia.
Crafting Your Career Narrative for Non-Academic Jobs
Career narrative essentials for helping you narrate your experience, highlight your skills, and find employment beyond the academy.
Self-Care Practices Beyond Relaxation
From time management and budgeting to navigating the free resources available to you, self-care practices go beyond just relaxation.
Teaching During the Summer: Challenges and Opportunities
Things to keep in mind as you approach your summer teaching and our best strategies for a creating a positive, productive educational experience.