by anna_beaudry1 | Feb 21, 2022 | dissertation, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student resources, life in grad school, Waco, wellness, writing
You know you’re a real grad student when all the baristas at Pinewood know your name, your subject area, what chapter your currently working on, and you don’t even have to ask them to refill your bottomless single-origin coffee. Like, if you’re not...
by anna_beaudry1 | Feb 14, 2022 | Covid-19, dissertation, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student resources, life in grad school, Uncategorized, wellness, writing
You’ve tried a number of spots around campus, but there are undergrads everywhere (is no place sacred?!?). You’ve tried the GRC, but it’s a little too clinical a vibe for you. You want a quiet space to call your own and to reach that deep-work state...
by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 18, 2021 | Beth Allison Barr author, Conference, graduate student advice, Research Opportunities, writing
I both love and hate conferences. I love them because of the free-flowing ideas and high energy. I love them because of the networking opportunities. I love them because they force me to finish critical pieces of my own research projects. Conferences are exciting,...
by anna_beaudry1 | Sep 13, 2021 | graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, Uncategorized, writing
We are nearly a month into the Fall semester. By this point, you probably have multiple assignment deadlines leering at you from your Google Calendar. Maybe it’s a Problem of Practice Assignment. Maybe it’s a seminar paper. Maybe it’s an IMRaD...
by becca_cassady | Apr 19, 2021 | graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, writing
This post was originally published on the Baylor Graduate Writing Center blog on April 14, 2021. I heard a proverb recently that struck me as quite relevant to my work as a writing scholar: “There is no tale so great that it can’t be spoiled in the telling.” I thought...
by becca_cassady | Sep 7, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice, writing
My writing group just celebrated our 10th anniversary. Although our idea for the group was born during a faculty retreat, it took us a year before we hashed out a plan. We were all tenure-track and anxious about the promotion process. What we wanted was a support...
