by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 15, 2021 | Faith and the Academy, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
When I first began my studies at Baylor, I stumbled upon a ministry at a local church for graduate students. At the monthly gatherings, we “talked shop”: discussing anxiety over tough assignments and piles of reading, laughing over niche things we found in our...
by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 8, 2021 | Conference, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
The first thing I knew about Baylor’s religion department was that the students were friendly. I was attending a conference in Atlanta and was introduced to PhD students from Baylor, who immediately invited me to join them for meals, encouraged me to be on panels with...
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...
by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 25, 2021 | graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, guest post, pedagogy, wellness
I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m not a shy person. I tend to speak my mind, probably too often. While this can serve me well in graduate seminars by breaking the ice and getting the conversation going, I haven’t always been so quick to contribute...
by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 4, 2021 | graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, guest post, Present Your PhD, PYPhD, Research Opportunities, STEM
If you want to get a bunch of scientists to nod approvingly, walk up to a group of them and say “What we really need is to be better about communicating our science.” It’s the perennial problem that scientists love to complain about but don’t always act upon. Many...
by becca_cassady | May 5, 2021 | graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, guest post, Uncategorized, wellness
The end of the school year is a season of transitions, particularly for grad students preparing to graduate or begin new careers. Moving to a new place can be both exhilarating and intimidating. I think it’s safe to say such a statement may be true even more so for...
