Posts by: Liz Homan

Fridge Frittata: A Quick $10 Recipe for Grads

By On June 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Today’s post begins GradHacker’s Good Eats Recipe and Photo Contest. Submit your recipe for a good meal under $10 to win GradHacker swag. Visit the GradHacker Good Eats contest to get inspired and submit your own recipe!

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The […]

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The Trials and Triumphs of Interdisciplinarity

By On May 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital. This post is adapted from a previous post on the Rackham Graduate School Blog, April 2014.

Interdisciplinarity is a hip […]

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On Being an Able Grad Student: 5 Strategies for Increasing Accessibility

By On April 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment

This is the third article in a week-long series of posts written by and for graduate students navigating grad school with disabilities.

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. This post is adapted from one she posted on her own blog […]

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Reinventing Your Teaching Mid-semester: 5 Really Tiny Things You Could Do Tomorrow

By On March 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. This post is adapted from one she posted on her own blog in October 2013. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital.

Whether you teach in […]

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7 Ways Earning a PhD is Like Training for a Marathon

By On February 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. This post is adapted from one she posted on her own blog in October 2013. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital.

I always wanted to be […]

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Dissertation does NOT mean Divorce

By On November 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment


Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. Her research focuses on secondary teachers’ digital practices and social networks. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital.

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5 Steps to a Killer Conference Proposal

By On October 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. Her research focuses on secondary teachers’ digital practices and social networks. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital.

In my field, it’s conference proposal season. […]

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Teaching Ethically with the Free Web

By On September 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. Her research focuses on secondary teachers’ digital practices and social networks. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital. 

Free stuff. It’s everywhere these days. Especially if you have a […]

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Fueling Grad School, from the Application to the Dissertation

By On August 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Liz Homan is a doctoral candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at The University of Michigan. Her research focuses on secondary teachers’ digital practices and social networks. You can find her on Twitter at @lizhoman or on her blog, Gone Digital. 

Maybe you’ve heard that old adage, “you are what […]

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