Meet Your Graduate School: An Interview with Dr. Becca Cassady

Today we’re interviewing Dr. Becca Cassady. She joined the Graduate School in 2022 as the Dissertation, Thesis, and Graduate Writing Center Program Director. In her current role, she directs a team of graduate writing consultants from across disciplines as they...

Meet Your Graduate School: An Interview with Dr. Bill Hockaday

We sat down with Dr. Bill Hockaday this week to talk about his role in the Graduate School. Dr. William Hockaday is the Associate Dean for Research. His work supports graduate student research, teaching, and scholarship through courses, tools and resources for...

Career Path Diversification: Why to Consider Alt-Ac with Dr. Julia Daniel, Part One

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...

Meet the 2022-2023 Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellows

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,...
Graduate School Exit Interview with Dr. Beth Allison Barr

Graduate School Exit Interview with Dr. Beth Allison Barr

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...