I’ve written before, countless times, about the vagaries of the job market in my field and of the ramifications they may (or may not) have on my (our) future. And I’ve written, too, about how I might go about creating the life I want and in a place where I want to be. On Friday, [...]
A life in academia is one that is full of expectations, by which I mean fulfilling that which is expected of you. You go to graduate school and it is expected that you get your PhD, not “just” your Master’s degree. You get your PhD and it is expected of you to go where the [...]
I’ve been thinking lately about home, and what home means to me. For the longest time, I’ve been convinced that where I am now isn’t really home. Florida has never felt like home to me. Home is, I thought, back in Kansas. I lived there for most of my life, it feels comfortable when I [...]