by anna_beaudry1 | Feb 1, 2023 | academic administration, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school
This week we are talking to Sheila Dooley, the Graduate School’s Assistant to the Dean and Vice Provost. Sheila joined the Graduate School in November 2019 after moving from California and has quickly become a passionate Baylor supporter. As the Assistant...
by anna_beaudry1 | Jan 27, 2023 | academic administration, dissertation, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, Research Opportunities
To kick off our new series, its only fitting to interview the person who captains the Graduate School, Dean Larry Lyon. Dr. Lyon earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas in Sociology and joined the Baylor Sociology Department in 1975. He began serving as Dean of...
by anna_beaudry1 | Jan 20, 2023 | academic administration, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school
Graduate School Staff What even is the Graduate School? You know there’s a Dean, there’s probably some administrative assistants, maybe another dean, like an assistant dean, and then a couple of other people? Isn’t there a Writing Center or...
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 | Nov 25, 2022 | Baylor Counseling Center, grad student mental health, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, interview, life in grad school, mental health, PhD alt-career, wellness
While it is wonderful to get the insights of fellow graduate students on the subject of boundaries, it’s also important to hear from a mental health professional about this topic. I sat down with Dr. Stephen Case from the Baylor Counseling Center to talk about...
by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 14, 2022 | graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, guest post, interview, life in grad school, wellness
Today we feature an interview with James Howard, a graduate student in the History department, studying American abolitionist movements and their intersection with broader evangelical thought. In our interview, James shares his thoughts on graduate school boundaries,...
