Category: Updates
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Consciousness raising, a desk rejection, and your car supremacy story: what the early fight for abortion rights can teach us (me) about the right to peaceful mobility
I’m almost done reading The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service. First of all, I’m ashamed to say I had no idea this history and group existed so it’s about time I learned about it. In addition to covering the effort’s shortcomings, the author treats readers to…
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When performance oversight testimony isn’t a mere…oversight
You know time is flying when you think it’s still March more than a week into April 🤯 Now that I know what month it is – and since it’s been a minute – I figured I was overdue for getting updates and reflections out into the blogosphere. For one,…
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Looking Ahead to a Year of New Adventures: Professing + Dissertating = Dreams -> Reality
I hope your 2024 is off to a restful and joyful start. The past two weeks have kept me busy on two fronts: In honor of MLK Day, I wanted to share something I took from his book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? While I wish…
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Ringing in the New Year with a blog refresh 🎉
After I got over my surprise that it was already 2024, I got into thinking that it was as good a time as ever to do some redecorating on this humble blog.
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New semester, who dis(sertation)?
Happy (belated) start to the fall semester for those who celebrate! I’m gearing up for not only a new academic year but also the beginning of an exciting academic adventure – this summer I passed my qualifying exam so have transitioned from a PhD student to a PhD *candidate.* What’s…
Peace and Planning 