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...
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...
by zach_winfield | Jun 10, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, Conference
I both love and hate conferences. I love them because of the free-flowing ideas and high energy. I love them because of the networking opportunities. I love them because they force me to finish critical pieces of my own research projects. Conferences are exciting,...