by beth_barr | Sep 16, 2019 | graduate student guest post
From time to time, Bear Tracks will include posts written by our own graduate students about issues relevant to their fields. Today’s post is written by Rachel Renbarger, a 5th year doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology, president of the Baylor Graduate...
by beth_barr | Sep 2, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, Graduate Student Mentoring, STEM
I only discovered PhDcomics.com last year. I have now made my way through much of the comic archives, which stretch all the way back to 1997 when the author–Jorge Cham–began his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. The comic strip,...
by beth_barr | Aug 26, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice
My husband suggested once that I have lunch with a friend. She was a graduate student, and struggling in the program. “Did you tell her I almost quit?” I asked. “Oh, yeah,” my husband said. “That is why I thought you should talk with her.” Graduate school is one of...
by beth_barr | Aug 19, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author
Almost exactly one year ago I made the decision to become the Associate Dean of Student and Faculty Development in the Graduate School. I still remember how surprised many of my faculty colleagues were when I made the announcement. Indeed, I heard one question over...
by beth_barr | Aug 12, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice
Next week, on August 21, I will meet with new Baylor graduate students for orientation. I am pretty certain that most will be on time. I am pretty certain that most will be attentive. This will be one of their first official graduate meetings, afterall, and they will...
