Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 I have tried to use this blog series to draw attention to the long train of pivotal, often harrowing decisions that wannabe-scholars must make on their way from interested college student toRead more…
“Dig Where You Stand”
Janine Giordano Read Part 1, “Where Did You Find Your Megaphone?” and Part 2, “On Fitting In-With the Scholarship” Recently, in a discussion on civic engagement and the historical profession, my advisor made a statement that catalyzed language for someRead more…
On Fitting in–With the Scholarship
Janine Giordano Read part 1 of the series, “Where Did You Find Your Megaphone?” I was surprised, though maybe I shouldn’t be, at the nature of responses to my last post. I expected to hear a variety of answers aboutRead more…
Where did you find your megaphone?
This is the first of four guest posts from Janine Giordano, a graduate student and ESN member from the University of Illinois, on the topic of cultivating your voice and finding your audience while in graduate school. When she isRead more…