by anna_beaudry1 | May 4, 2022 | Beth Allison Barr author, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, pedagogy, Post-Docs, postdoc, postdoctoral fellowship program, writing
This spring, we are bidding a fond farewell to our beloved Associate Dean in the Graduate School, Dr. Beth Allison Barr. Dr. Barr has been a champion for improving graduate student quality of life, and she’s helped accomplished the reduction and eventual...
by anna_beaudry1 | Mar 15, 2022 | Academy for Teaching and Learning, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, life in grad school, pedagogy, wellness
Teaching is hard! It’s a worthwhile vocation, absolutely, and watching students grow and learn can be a deeply joyful experience. That just doesn’t mean it’s easy, and it certainly doesn’t mean it’s easy all the time. I’ve been out...
by anna_beaudry1 | Mar 14, 2022 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Writing Center, guest post, interview, life in grad school, pedagogy, PhD alt-career, writing
Well, we’re back from Spring Break, which for grad students doesn’t mean living it up on a Florida Beach. It probably meant checking on your lab mosquitoes, editing a thesis chapter, catching up on grading student essays, or trying (we repeat, trying, not...
by anna_beaudry1 | Feb 28, 2022 | life in grad school, Outstanding Graduate Student Awards, pedagogy, Uncategorized
On February 11th, the Graduate School hosted the Graduate Student Recognition luncheon to honor the three most prestigious awards offered for Baylor graduate students: the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, and...
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 | Sep 20, 2021 | graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, pedagogy, Uncategorized
Thinking back to my own undergraduate experience, some of my most prominent academic memories come from experiences with quality instructors. This reflection is nothing new to higher education literature. In their comprehensive analysis, How College Affects Students,...
