(My) Roadmap for a COVID-19 Fall Semester
And just like that, my #NoWorkWeek is up. In some ways, I feel no different. I’m still tired. The prospect of a bizarre hybrid pandemic semester is…
Category: Reflections
Summers Are for Recovery
It’s only my second summer in graduate school and I’m doing it all wrong. I know this not because I’m worried about my productivity or…
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Trust Your Gut, But Which One?: Indecision in Grad School
Recently, I made a big decision. I spent months agonizing over it, partly because my options were in flux for so long and partly because…
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Semester’s End: On Figuring Out the Routine for an Academic, Pandemic Summer
Here in this one-bedroom Bloomington Indiana apartment, the Spring 2020 semester is over. Grades have been submitted and approved. Final papers uploaded to their respective…
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An Open Letter to Faculty Teaching Graduate Courses During COVID-19
Dear Faculty Member, We are not okay. We are the graduate students who don’t seem to have it too bad, who have places to stay,…
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A Day of COVID-19 Self-Isolation
I wake up groggy, lift my head to decipher the red glowing letters across the room. 7:37 am. I roll over a few times, but…