Big T anniversary
While driving to school this morning it occurred to me that precisely one year ago today I was defending the Big T …
Will power and rewards
I don’t know that this is specific to grad school, but often I find myself playing motivation games. Not that it works …
Bs get degrees, yes?
Last term, I told Mr. T, “I’m really afraid I’m going to get Bs this semester.” He said something like, “So?” I …
Thursday 13: 13 things I’ve learned in the last 13 days
Happy Thursday Thirteen! 1. Victory tastes much sweeter after failure. After ending a really rough week at school not feeling confident about …
Thursday 13: May Days
As a student, I find myself living for the next break. This semester, I just have to get to Wednesday at noon, …
Grading Nazi/kindergarten teacher/saint: Processing student evaluations
I am midway through my third year teaching solo and it never ceases to amaze me what a visceral experience it is …
Doctors are people, too
I am a glutton for punishment. As a new doctoral student, I couldn’t just dip my toe into the pond of research. …
Semester wrap up (almost)
In four days, the first semester of my doctoral program will be complete. Unless I completely screw up, I will be between …
Agent Malvini’s nerdy grad school exploits
One of the more surprising things about graduate school is that group projects do not cease to suck even at that high …
In the beginning was the Word… A crisis of faith or a crisis of religion?
Whilst at Nerdfest 2009 (aka the National Communication Association convention in Chicago), I presented a chapter of my thesis about the mission …