by beth_barr | Aug 17, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice
I swam with dolphins once. It wasn’t planned–they just appeared, a mom and her calf, swimming on our beach early in the morning. The water was clear as glass. It was so clear and so smooth , in fact, that the large dark shadows of their bodies below the surface...
by beth_barr | Aug 7, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice
Next week, new graduate students to Baylor University will receive a link to an online orientation. I am pretty certain most of them will accept it and watch at least some of videos. I am pretty certain many will work through it carefully, finding many parts of it...
by beth_barr | Jun 2, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, external funding
In the midst of a week filled with difficult news, Tyler Davis received some good news. Very good news, for a PhD candidate in Religion. Tyler learned he had become a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow. His dissertation project, “Spirit in the...
by beth_barr | Mar 24, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student resources
In these challenging times, the Graduate School would like to remind you of several valuable resources available through the university. Visit baylor.edu/coronavirus for the latest information and updates. To follow the number of cases diagnosed in Waco and McLennan...
by beth_barr | Mar 16, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice, wellness
On September 19, 2016, I received news so shocking that the world stopped. I was walking across campus when the text came through. For a few seconds I am not sure what happened. I remember the sky flashing blue above me; I remember the sound of falling water from the...
by beth_barr | Feb 3, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student guest post, STEM
We are so pleased to welcome back Present your PhD (PyPhD) to BearTracks. They have great resources to help graduate students learn how to better communicate their research. We appreciate their willingness to share these with us! Everything we do at PyPhD focuses on...
