by beth_barr | Oct 21, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice
It had been a particularly bad day for me in academia. I was on the verge of submitting my recently published book for a major prize in my field when I stumbled across the book review. It was harsh, to say the least. Nerermind that it was the only really harsh...
by beth_barr | Oct 14, 2019 | graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Writing Center
Today we welcome Becca Cassady to Bear Tracks. Becca is a PhD candidate in English, focusing on Rhetoric and Composition, and serves as the Graduate Writing Center Coordinator. She is also the Executive Vice President of the Graduate Student Association and mentors...
by beth_barr | Oct 7, 2019 | guest post, PhD alt-career
Today we welcome Dr. Paul Gutacker to Bear Tracks. Paul earned his PhD from Baylor History in 2019. He is currently lecturing for the History department and directing the Brazos Fellows program. Paul exemplifies a scholar who truly made his PhD his own–using it...
by beth_barr | Sep 30, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, Graduate Student Mentoring
I was barely 22 when I started my doctoral program. I was a direct admit, straight from undergrad, into a top program in my field and with my first choice for an advisor. It really was a dream come true. But it was also terrifying. My seminars were crammed with...
by beth_barr | Sep 23, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author
Today’s post is written by Keighley Reisenauer, co-founder of Present your PhD and current Director of Logistics. Do you remember when you were a child in school and the first time you learned about something that excited you? That truly made you wonder, filled...
