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The Week In Review: August 17-23, 2015

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Now that the academic term has begun at my university, it is time to reinstall the “Week in Review” feature–the weekly roundup of my teaching, researching, service, and self-care efforts that serves in many ways as the backbone of this … Continue reading →

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Dissertating and the Academic Term (Or, Caution: Slow-Moving Dissertation Ahead)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

ABD. For those of us who are hell-bent on the path to the PhD, perhaps the only more thrilling moment is the one when your dissertation committee chair reaches across the table, shakes your hand, and says, “Congratulations, Doctor Professor” … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions for the Graduate Student III: Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

In my first post on time management, I focused on how to tackle the reading load in humanities graduate study. In my second post on time management, I focused on the work/life balance. In this third and final post in … Continue reading →

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