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2020-2021 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

by beth_barr | Jun 23, 2021 | Beth Allison Barr author, Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

Congratulations to our 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors and 2021 Outstanding Dissertation Award winners! The Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor award is given to Baylor graduate students who serve as Teachers of Record and who are recognized for...
BCU Scholars Program: Ten Years of Success

BCU Scholars Program: Ten Years of Success

by becca_cassady | Apr 6, 2021 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student resources, Uncategorized

In Fall 2010, the Baylor University Graduate School launched a new program—the Baptist College and University (BCU) Scholars. It was designed to strengthen ties among Baptist universities aligned with the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities...
Announcing the Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows for 2021-2022

Announcing the Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows for 2021-2022

by beth_barr | Feb 23, 2021 | Beth Allison Barr author, postdoctoral fellowship program

The Graduate School with the support of the Provost’s Office and in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors College is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows. Each fellow was nominated by their department for...
Beyond COVID-19: Adapting and Coping in Graduate School

Beyond COVID-19: Adapting and Coping in Graduate School

by beth_barr | Feb 22, 2021 | Beth Allison Barr author, Covid-19

I remember when I first heard Dr. Fauci’s words. “So if we can get the overwhelming proportion of the population vaccinated by let’s say the end of the second, the beginning of the third quarter,” he told CNBC in December 2020, “by the time we get into mid-fall of...
Beyond COVID-19: Adapting and Coping in Graduate School

The Value of Failure in Grad School

by becca_cassady | Sep 29, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice, Uncategorized

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...
How to Start a Writing Group

How to Start a Writing Group

by becca_cassady | Sep 7, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice, writing

My writing group just celebrated our 10th anniversary. Although our idea for the group was born during a faculty retreat, it took us a year before we hashed out a plan. We were all tenure-track and anxious about the promotion process. What we wanted was a support...
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