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Chandra Crane

Spiritual Disciplines for Graduate School

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At Emerging Scholars Network, we love to crowdsource ideas for following Christ faithfully and serving others well in the academic life. In the 2018/2019 academic year, we've been sharing brief insights on how to grow spiritually in the academic life from many of the writers in our network. Read the series to date here, or check out more of Chandra's work for ESN at this link. … [Read more...] about Spiritual Disciplines for Graduate School

Letter to a New Graduate Student’s Family, Part 3

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Chandra Crane wraps up her series of letters for families of new graduate students, offering advice on what it means to support  the graduate student in your life. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. More Advice, and A Commissioning Dear New Graduate Student's Family, … [Read more...] about Letter to a New Graduate Student’s Family, Part 3

Letter to a New Graduate Student’s Family, Part 2

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Chandra Crane continues her series of letters for families of new graduate students, digging further into advice on what it means to support  the graduate student in your life. Read Part 1 here. Part II: A New Course of Study, and Some Advice Dear New Graduate Student's Family, … [Read more...] about Letter to a New Graduate Student’s Family, Part 2

Letter to a New Graduate Student’s Family, Part 1

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Chandra Crane starts a new series by sharing her own journey of being family to a graduate student. Over the next few weeks, she'll further unpack ways of engaging in the unique journey of having a loved one in graduate school. Part I: Congratulations and Welcome Dear New Graduate Student's Family, Congratulations! Your loved one is not the only one starting a new journey. You have also started grad school, and you are now working on your own program of study. You have now begun your “PhT”: your Pushed him/her … [Read more...] about Letter to a New Graduate Student’s Family, Part 1