The #MeTooPhD crowdsource survey we did in 2018 showed that sexual harassment is an epidemic in the academy. Karen and Kel break down why academic settings are so conducive to sexual and gender harassment of all kinds, how tenured men and women often protect the predators, why we are sick of the shitty behavior of so-called “Great Men,” and what people can do to stay safe and push back.
When Karen gave the advice, “stop acting like a grad student,” she was working from a model grad student in her mind who, it...
Burnout is the story of the 20-21 academic year. Honestly, who isn’t burned out? If burnout is a lack of desire to do what...
Campus visits are hard! Forewarned is forearmed, though, and Karen and Kel continue in the “job market advice” vein and talk about managing the...