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Sucstress in Grad School

By On September 26, 2012 · 1 Comment

Have you ever been part of a similar conversation?

Colleague: Hey, I heard that you completed [insert task] (comps, proposal, thesis dissertation document)!
You: Yes, it feels great it out of the way!
Colleague: I bet. So now you just need to [insert next daunting task] (do your proposal, write your dissertation, find [...]

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The Course Proposal: A How-To Guide for Grads

By On March 28, 2012 · 5 Comments

As a grad student, I’ve successfully proposed courses as part of applying for teaching opportunities within my home institution. I proposed and taught a thematic, first-year composition class for my home department three times. I proposed and taught an introductory medical humanities course for the Collins Living-Learning Center at my home [...]

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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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