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 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...
by becca_cassady | Mar 30, 2021 | Covid-19, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Uncategorized, wellness
When I think back to the time when news of the shelter-in-place order/restriction came out in March 2020, all I can think of was uncertainty. Everything was uncertain – travel, finances, research, everything. My advisor helped me transitioned my work online, but even...
by becca_cassady | Mar 11, 2021 | Covid-19, graduate student guest post, wellness
In the Spring of 2020, I was preparing to begin my dissertation proposal to collect data at Boys & Girls Clubs in Central Texas. This was a project I was so excited for as I conducted pilot research the summer before. I had everything ready to go, community...
by becca_cassady | Oct 26, 2020 | graduate student guest post, guest post, wellness
Today’s post comes from Becca Cassady, a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the English Department. Becca is the Graduate Writing Center Coordinator as well as a Doctoral Administrative Fellow for the Baylor Graduate School, and she previously served as...
by becca_cassady | Oct 9, 2020 | Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Uncategorized, wellness
Today’s post comes from the Graduate Student Association’s Diversity Committee Chair, Yasmin Laird. Yasmin is currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of Educational Psychology with a concentration in Gifted and Talented Education. Her current research...
