Cathy Hannabach interviews Magdalena L. Barrera and Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales about supporting Latinx graduate students in PhD and MA programs.
Resources: graduate school
Ways to End Grateful Guest Syndrome
How academic departments can support marginalized faculty and end the oppressive practice of grateful guest syndrome.
What to Do with Unfinished Summer Writing
How to glean useable material from your unfinished summer writing projects and turn that material into publishable work.
Building Community through Acknowledgments
How scholars can use acknowledgments pages to build community, recognize intellectual and affective labor, and strengthen genealogies.
Badia Ahad-Legardy on Black Historical Joy and Inspiration
Cathy Hannabach interviews Badia Ahad-Legardy about Black historical joy and cultivating intellectual and political inspiration in our daily practices.
Choosing a Calendar System and Planner
How to choose a digital, paper, or combination calendar system and planner to fit your needs and get your projects done.
Meredith D. Clark on Adapting Plans to Where You’re At
Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies scholar Meredith D. Clark about planning during the pandemic and tools to support mental health.
Writing Commitments versus Writing Goals/Plans
How writing commitments (instead of writing plans or goals) can help you write amidst uncertainty and change.
Reviewing Your Priorities after a Tumultuous Year
Reviewing your priorities is a standard part of any year-end review but reviewing 2020 presents some new challenges. Here’s help.
Reflecting on Quite a Year
Tips for reflecting on your journey over the last 12 months and setting the stage for a supportive 2021 and beyond.
Reflection and Compassion to Close Out the Year
Year-end reflection and assessment mean something quite different this year. Here’s our guide on looking back and looking ahead.
Sustainability in Uncertain Times
This month we’re tackling how to foreground sustainability in uncertain times, including in our relationships, projects, and schedules.
Christopher Persaud on Creating Balance to Avoid Burnout
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar Christopher Persaud about juggling diverse projects without getting overwhelmed.
Project Management for Real Life
How to build a project management system that fits your real, messy, and embodied life—including how to stop doing what isn’t working.
Preparing for Fall, the Pandemic Edition
Tips on preparing for fall semester during a pandemic, including accessible online teaching and public engagement during social distancing.
Setting Up Virtual Writing Accountability Systems
How to set up virtual writing accountability systems that give you the social support, inspiration, and accountability to finish your writing projects.
Elizabeth Wayne and Christine “Xine” Yao on Podcasting Across the STEM/Humanities Divide
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Elizabeth Wayne and Christine “Xine” Yao about creating the PhDivas podcast and labor activism in academia.
How to Design Better Office Hours
How faculty can reframe office hours to ensure a transformative effect on students, faculty, and the culture of academia more broadly.