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All About Eggs

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Everything about Backyard Chickens. July 21, 2015. Although some people raise chickens for meat, to show or as pets, probably eggs are the first thing people think of when they think of chickens. Different breeds produce different shell colors of eggs. Inside they’re the same. White eggs come mostly from Leghorns. A breed known to be super egg layers. They can be high strung and noisy, and are typically not recommended for your first chickens. Easter eggs usually come from Araucanas. For calorie counters...

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Flavors of Graduate Degrees

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. Flavors of Graduate Degrees. August 6, 2015. Often times people talk about graduate school and assume that its the same for everyone everywhere. I’m as guilty of this as anyone, as I usually assume a STEM subject and a thesis based Masters degree followed by a PhD when I refer to graduate school. In this post I want to identify a few of the different types of graduate degrees. These are FAR from exhaustive! I’ve had medical doctors an...

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Advisers

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. Why Do Professors Have Graduate Students? October 22, 2015. I once asked a professor in my department "why do professors take on graduate students? Your Relationship With Your Adviser. July 17, 2015. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 100 Reasons NOT To Go To Graduate School. From PhD to Life. The Professor Is In. Handling Multiple Academic Offers.

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Dealing With Rejection in Academia

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. Dealing With Rejection in Academia. July 13, 2015. Everyone Hears No Sometimes. At a conference recently, we were out at dinner at one point and a senior academic who is a friend-of-a-friend was bemoaning a nasty review her and one of her recent graduate student had gotten. Unfortunately, this is something you’ll be dealing with for your whole career, so it’s worthwhile figuring out how to deal with it productively. On Mr Money Mustache.

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All But Dissertation (ABD) Job Hunting

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. All But Dissertation (ABD) Job Hunting. July 9, 2015. It’s very common, once a thesis is written and submitted, to start thinking about finding an academic position. Often times, while waiting for committee members to read the work and for the defense to happen, doctoral candidates will have more free time than they’ve had for years. So, why not start job hunting? 8221; and stopped moving forward with their thesis. 5 years later, the pe...

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Publishing

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. August 10, 2015. Recently, on the same day as a court ruling on the Steven G. Salaita case, the UIUC chancellor, Phyllis Wise resigned. Last year she was embarrassed by being caught in a self-plagiarism case. Most graduate students are well aware of plagiarism, copying someone else's work without citing it, but self-plagiarism can be more confusing to some people. How does one copy from oneself? Dealing With Rejection in Academia. Looking F...

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Studying

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. Do Not Pay For Graduate School. October 15, 2015. Flavors of Graduate Degrees. August 6, 2015. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 100 Reasons NOT To Go To Graduate School. From PhD to Life. The Professor Is In. Handling Multiple Academic Offers. Launching A Blog Recommender Website. Finding A Thesis Topic. Why Do Professors Have Graduate Students?

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A Back Door into a PhD Program

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. A Back Door into a PhD Program. July 27, 2015. I’ve previously written about applying to a PhD program. Where I talk more about the logistics of the application. In this post I’ll write about a few things people try that are a bad idea, in my opinion, and my suggestion for how to apply if you’re really serious about it. Most faculty are very sympathetic to applicants coming from impoverished environments. Students will sometimes contact...

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Self Plagarism

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. August 10, 2015. Recently, on the same day as a court ruling on the Steven G. Salaita case. The UIUC chancellor, Phyllis Wise resigned. Last year she was embarrassed by being caught in a self-plagiarism. Case Most graduate students are well aware of plagiarism, copying someone else’s work without citing it, but self-plagiarism can be more confusing to some people. How does one copy from oneself? If not, can I republish the work elsewhere if...

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2015 August

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Skip to primary sidebar. In, through and out of graduate school. Archives for August 2015. An Uncomfortable Truth About Where You’ll Probably Get A Faculty Job. August 31, 2015. Filed Under: Job Hunting. Careers Outside of Academia. August 27, 2015. Filed Under: Job Hunting. August 24, 2015. Filed Under: Job Hunting. Looking For Your First Assistant Professor Position. August 20, 2015. Filed Under: Job Hunting. The Mechanics of Applying to Your First Faculty Job. August 17, 2015. Filed Under: Job Hunting.