Current and former students share their experiences about adjusting to graduate or professional school.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Obama Touts “Progress” in Fight Against Campus Sexual Assault


Obama Touts “Progress” in Fight Against Campus Sexual Assault

President Obama gives a great speech about how the answer to sexual assault on university campuses is a change in culture. "How much do we value the lives and dignity of our wives, daughters, and sons?" asked the President. 

He mentions the wave of student-led activism. But there is no mention of administration-led or faculty-led activism. Why not...?

Sexual harassment can have the same damaging effects of sexual assault. Sexual harassment is a problem for undergraduate and graduate students. 

Let's think about this. What makes, participates in, and perpetuates culture? People do, meaning a person is the fundamental unit of change or lack thereof. That's me. That's you.



Saturday, January 18, 2014

Sharing Experiences for the Benefit of Others

This blog is for graduate and professional students, past and present, to share about their experiences in graduate school for the enlightenment -- and sometimes, entertainment -- of others. 

Articles will be tagged into the following categories (more to come over time):

Mental health
Navigating coursework
Learning experimental research
Discrimination
Sexual harassment
Qualifying exams
Adjusting to a new school and city
Advisers
Thesis committees
Thesis
Dissertation
Dissertation committess
Thesis defense
Etc.