by anna_beaudry1 | Apr 29, 2023 | academic administration, Covid-19, Faith and the Academy, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school, Uncategorized, Waco
We are nearly to the end of this series, but there are still a few more important members of the Graduate School team to hear from! Today we’re talking with Dana Matthews, who served as an Admissions Specialist. Dana assists Graduate Program faculty and staff...
by anna_beaudry1 | Dec 5, 2022 | Baylor Counseling Center, Covid-19, dissertation, Faith and the Academy, GPS workshops, grad student mental health, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school, mental health, PhD alt-career, Waco, wellness
This is not a popular topic of conversation, especially at a university that just hit R1 status in no small part due to strong graduate student statistics. But after wrapping up a whole series on prioritizing mental health, establishing work/life boundaries, and...
by anna_beaudry1 | Sep 9, 2022 | Covid-19, dissertation, Faith and the Academy, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, graduate student resources, guest post, life in grad school, pedagogy, PhD alt-career, Post-Docs, postdoc, wellness
This post is based off of a podcast series that Dr. Julia Daniel did for the Baylor Graduate School back in early 2021. This first post will cover the historic and economic reasons for the state of the academic job market and what applying for an academic job actually...
by anna_beaudry1 | Mar 28, 2022 | Academy for Teaching and Learning, Covid-19, graduate student advice, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school, Waco, wellness, writing
For our first graduate student interview, we sat down with Ryan Ramsey, a third-year PhD student in Religion. Ryan studies World Christianity and Pentecostalism. He holds a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School (’19) and a BA from Lee University (’14)....
by anna_beaudry1 | Feb 14, 2022 | Covid-19, dissertation, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student resources, life in grad school, Uncategorized, wellness, writing
You’ve tried a number of spots around campus, but there are undergrads everywhere (is no place sacred?!?). You’ve tried the GRC, but it’s a little too clinical a vibe for you. You want a quiet space to call your own and to reach that deep-work state...
by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 2, 2021 | Covid-19, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
This month on BearTracks, we’re going to be hearing from a number of graduate students from different fields talk about the process of finding their people. Some of these stories will talk about finding your people in academia, like making friends in your...
