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Professional Service: Getting Involved in Your Discipline

By On April 9, 2012 · 1 Comment

Professional service is one of the many elements of becoming a professional that many graduate students don’t consider to be an important component of graduate school. It often slides under the radar, somewhere well below writing, research, and teaching. While almost all students understand the importance of joining professional organizations, attending conferences, and presenting at [...]

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Publishing Your Presentations Online

By On January 30, 2012 · 2 Comments

I had worked for weeks on my first conference paper. I had received comments from multiple faculty members, and rehearsed it in front of friends. I had the slides perfectly lined up with the text, and had inserted just enough animations to emphasize my points, but not take away from the entire presentation. I [...]

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Of Fart Machines, Tootsie Roll Pops, and Meeting with Students

By On November 9, 2011 · 5 Comments

This post was written by former Gradhacker author Trent M Kays

It’s the time of the semester when students start filing into my office to talk about their grades, course work, and other concerns. Students seem to be perpetually wondering how they’re doing in a course, and I’m always elated to talk to students, especially [...]

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Writing the Academic Conference Proposal

By On June 1, 2011 · 19 Comments

With another conference season about coming to an end, I thought I’d write my first GradHacker post on writing the academic conference proposal. Presenting at conferences is a big part of graduate student professional development and has traditionally been a key place for professional networking, both formal and informal. Attending conferences is also great for getting a [...]

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