by anna_beaudry1 | Sep 15, 2022 | dissertation, external funding, Faith and the Academy, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, life in grad school, pedagogy, PhD alt-career, wellness, writing
This post is based off of a podcast series that Dr. Julia Daniel did for the Baylor Graduate School back in early 2021. The first post covered the historic and economic reasons for the state of the academic job market and what applying for an academic job actually...
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 | Aug 26, 2022 | dissertation, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, life in grad school, pedagogy, Post-Docs, postdoc, postdoctoral fellowship program, Research Opportunities, Waco
The Graduate School launched the Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in 2020-2021 with the support of the Provost’s Office and in collaboration with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Honors College. These 10-month positions include a salary of $40,000,...
by anna_beaudry1 | Aug 19, 2022 | graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, interview, life in grad school, pedagogy, STEM, wellness
Welcome back Baylor Bears! At the end of last semester, we conducted an “exit interview” with our previous Associate Dean of Professional Development, Dr. Beth Allison Barr, which you can read here. To welcome in our new Associate Dean of Professional...
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...