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Philosophical Thought and a Sea of Time

This post is a part of The COVID-Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during the...

Parenting in a Pandemic

I am a graduate student in coursework, and I am also the parent of a 2-year-old. With offices and daycares closed due to COVID-19,...

Even More Burdens for Graduate Teaching Assistants?

This fall, I’ll be instructing a graduate level course on teaching for first-time TAs in the Philosophy Department of the University of Illinois at...

Looking Back to Look Forward: Disability, Philosophers, and Activism

Philosophers have already been publicly engaged around COVID-19 in many ways through podcasts and writings aimed at broad audiences.  This is not surprising, given...
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Fatphobia, Women, and COVID-19

As of early July 2020, Googling “coronavirus obesity” brings up about 178 million results. For perspective, that’s 64 million more than “coronavirus chronic kidney...

Hearing Loss and Face Coverings

This post is a part of The COVID Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during...

What Should Accommodations for Chronic Illness Look Like While We’re Online and After We...

This post is a part of The COVID Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during...

Duties to Graduate Workers: Labor Protections in the Era of COVID-19

This post is a part of The COVID-Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during the...
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Nearly Capsized Me

This post is a part of The COVID-Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during the...
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Defending a Dissertation During COVID-19

This post is a part of The COVID-Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during the...