Welcome to class, I'm Alana and I'm Queer.
Alana Berry
It felt really liberating, but more than liberating myself, I hoped that my students felt that no matter their identity they felt safe acknowledging them in my class. I want to be radical. I want my home to reflect my radical values. Well, if my bod
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On-Line Services to Make Life Easier
Helen Bird
Life happens. Here are 38 online services to help when the going gets rough.
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Summer Reading: What's Popular in the Edge Library
The Edge for Scholars
Here's what's been flying off the shelves of our "analog library" of career development books.
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Technological Tools for Making Life Manageable
Marie Miguel
It's no secret that a turbulent mental state can ruin your productivity in a big way. Unfortunately, family emergencies, calls from creditors and the various disasters cats so effortlessly create …
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The Olympics of Pain: Tag Me Out
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow. Skiing. Here's a list partial list of of things I won't be doing: Writing letters of recommendation. Reading a fellow's application after we met about …
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You ARE an Imposter. Six Life Altering Steps to Fix That.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Impostor Syndrome. If you haven't heard of it, it's the nagging to overwhelming feeling that you are not as you seem. You're an impersonator, imitator...you are masquerading as something …
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Balancing on the Edge
Gurjeet Birdee, MD
As academics, most of us are in overdrive—racing from meetings to emails, writing to teaching, and maintaining some semblance of a balanced life. Two fallacies about how we operate …
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Building Resiliency with Hypnosis and Mindfulness
Lindsey McKernan, PhD
“Stressed?” Of course. In fact, it would probably be a little concerning if you were not stressed at this point. Let's talk about skills to build resilience.
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In It Together: Dyadic Coping Among Doctoral Students and Partners
Rebecca Helton
Completing a doctoral program is hard. It can also be hard on your partner.
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Leave Your Island. Career Inspiration from Richard Blanco
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
NPR did a fabulous interview a while ago with Richard Blanco, who was born to first generation Cuban émigrés. Blanco visited Cuba for the opening of the US embassy …
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