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“Passion, Perseverance, and Power”– Reflections By Erin Breedlove
Below, Erin Breedlove reflects on her experiences in college as student with disabilities, and her aspirations to become a tenure-track professor. See Erin’s full biography at the end. You can find her...
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Please Blog Responsibly
In an earlier post, I made my position clear — there are many reasons to blog as an academic. Let’s be honest, it takes a long time to get one’s research published in as an article or book. And,...
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(I Hate) Professional Boy Drag
I hate dressing up. I could tolerate the occasional obligation to dress up as a graduate student: the one year I taught one twice-a-week class; presentations in the department; annual conferences....
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Reflections On Nominal Diversity In Academia By Victor Ray
Victor Ray is a PhD Candidate in sociology at Duke University. He will begin as an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville this fall. His research is on organizational responses...
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On Academic Hazing, Intra-Racial Conflict, And Marginality
Kasim Ortiz will be a PhD student in sociology at Vanderbilt University beginning in Fall 2014. His research interests include intersectionality, critical race theory, medical sociology, religion,...
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Dr. Brent Harger On Academia As A Middle Class “Star Career”
Brent Harger is an assistant professor of sociology at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. Dr. Harger (which rhymes with charger) teaches in the areas of methods, family, youth, and education....
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The Myth Of Meritocracy In Academia
Many sociologists, as well as scholars in other disciplines, talk about the “myth of meritocracy” in their classes. They inform their students that many in the US believe good ol’ hard work is the...
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Check Out “Scholars Strike Back” Series At U Of Venus
Today, I have had the honor of joining the “Scholars Strike Back” series, hosted by University of Venus — a blog for women in academia and higher education (@UVenus). U Venus bloggers and invited guest...
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One Reason To Consider Saying “Yes” To Service
There is too much advice about avoiding service as a professor and, to some extent, as a graduate student. As I started my own tenure-track position this academic year, I have comfortably adopted a...
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My Last/First Graduation
Earlier this month, I attended my university’s graduation ceremony. Yes, of course, to see the handful of graduating seniors with whom I have connected in my first year. But — I will admit it — also...
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What If Graduate Programs Empowered Their Students?
Lately, I have been pondering about what graduate school should have been. Sure, I am far enough removed from that awful chapter of my life. I have taken on bigger battles than I could have ever...
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I Am A Gentleman And A (Militant) Scholar
In my final semester of grad school, I met one of my academic heroes — one of the most critical sociologists of our time. Those days, I rarely left the house because I was on dissertation lockdown;...
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Acknowledging The “One-Body Problem”
I am worried about my fellow academics (broadly defined). Many of us suffer from what I wish to call the “one-body problem.” I am borrowing here from the term, “two-body problem,” which refers to the...
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Our 2013 Recap
On July 28, I reintroduced this blog, Conditionally Accepted. This was the project that I briefly, anonymously started while I was on the 2012-2013 academic job market, but deleted because I felt...
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Make 2014 The Year Of Self-Promotion!
Sonya’s latest blog post on self-censorship has stuck with me since. Specifically, she pondered why she fails to include her own published research as assigned readings in her classes — classes that...
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“Why I’m Not Waiting For Tenure To Change The World…”
Michelle Kweder, a PhD student in Business Administration, is a critical management scholar who occasionally blogs at bricolage. Below, Michelle has shared her blog declaration to work for change...
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Advice For The Final Semester Of Grad School
Around this time last year, I had accepted the job offer with University of Richmond, took a very much needed break over the holidays, and returned ready to wrap things up for my PhD. Since I had not...
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