I wanted to reflect on these last few months after such a big change, not only in moving across the world to take on a faculty position in..

Have you ever been told, “it is sickening how cute you look every day, how annoying?” And then, before you can even think to respond, to...

I’ve recently been involved in a lot of talks about rules. This has been mostly with other academics; each one opining what the rules...

even if we don't have an answer, we are scratching at a deeper issue: how much do the current rules serve you?

Yen has done a beautiful job explaining the academic job market. In case you missed it, go check the @ivoryclassofficial IG highlights....

So if you’re going on the job market this year, know that your best is what counts.

This post falls along the lines of a theme in variations. In her last blog, Yen the idea of “taking the temperature of the room in order...

There’s a fine line between gauging the social situation of a room, let’s say, then adjusting in so that you can participate

Quitting my job (2009), moving to Paris (2010), quitting my job again and going back to school (2011), applying to graduate school...

Disclaimer: I don’t buy anything at retail price! Last week’s blog by Yen made me think about my own shopping habits. Seriously y’all, I...

Why start this blog with “tattoos”? This may seem like a curiously retrograde concern (on my part). Still, I think, there is a stigma...

I am not one to follow trends. Following this disclaimer, I will admit that I quickly jumped on the “clean beauty” bandwagon when Sephora...

This week, we are still talking about self-preservation in academia. (Yen: When are we not talking about self-preservation?!) I listened...

Until now, I’ve avoided giving prescriptive advice (and so has Yen) about how to manage life in academia. I’ve been motivated by the idea...