People always ask, “What’s your dissertation about?” It is a seemingly simple question. The problem is that dissertations are never simple and they are often incredibly esoteric. Figuring out how to make it interesting and… [Continue Reading]
Translating Academic Skills into Workplace Skills
It used to be that if you were pursuing a PhD you were most likely going to end up working as a tenured-track professor at a university, researching and teaching in your specific field. Times… [Continue Reading]
The Truth About the Academic Job Market
This should not come as a surprise to you if you are thinking of going on (or are currently on) the academic job market — it sucks! It is pretty much like The Hunger Games… [Continue Reading]
Big Changes Ahead!
I don’t know about you, but I have a love/hate relationship with change. On the one hand, I crave it. I love new places, new people, and new challenges. These keep me inspired and motivated…. [Continue Reading]
Baroque Art Gelato Crawl in Rome
dress (also love the top) // hat // sunnies (old) // bag (similar) // shoes Baroque art and architecture reigns supreme in Rome. Over the course of the 17th century… [Continue Reading]
The Best of Ancient Rome
Rome is a city of historical layers. On top you have the grand and ornate Baroque Rome interspersed with the soft and tranquil Renaissance Rome (with some modern and Fascist architecture… [Continue Reading]
How to Rock a Professional Conference
Ah, the professional conference. Love them or hate them, they are the key to networking and keeping current with your field. I know lots of academics who dread national and international conferences. I find them… [Continue Reading]
McLeod Plantation
Remember last week when I railed against Middleton Place Plantation for the boring and white-washed history they presented? Well, today I wanted to share the McLeod plantation (on James Island), which… [Continue Reading]
Middleton Place Plantation
To get a full feel and appreciation for the history of Charleston, Emily and I ventured out of the city to explore two gorgeous plantations. The first was Middleton… [Continue Reading]