Finding Meaning in Moving: My Experiences as an Aussie Grad Student
Whether I would pursue graduate education was never a question for me, it was always more of a question of what subject I would...
Teaching with Sci-Fi Stories: Empathic Imagination and Meta-reflection
If you know you will divorce your partner and your daughter will die at a very young age in the future, would you still...
The Trials and Triumphs of a Single Parent in Grad School
Completing a doctoral program is sufficiently difficult on its own. Now add to that parental responsibilities for a newborn child. But if that’s not...
Anxiety
“I only have a day left to send off this draft.”
“Why can’t I think of a question to ask?”
“I wish people would just stop...
Philosophy and Work: Helping Students Conceptualize Their Careers
Ask a student why they’re in college and their answer will most likely include something about securing a well-paying job, expanding their career options,...
No Skin in the Language Game
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One of the aspects of my undergraduate education that I found most disappointing was the orientation toward philosophy of my fellow truth-seekers....
The Joys of Being a Teaching Assistant
Maybe it’s naïve to enjoy being a teaching assistant. The hours can be long, grading is often an exercise in patience and understanding, and...