Sign up today at bit.ly/gradprep422 We're delighted to present a panel on getting ready for graduate school. Please join us or invite students or friends. ​​Preparing for Graduate School Spiritually & Practically Tuesday April 5 @ 8-9pmEDT/7pm CDT/6pm MDT/5pm PDT Are you starting graduate school this fall or considering it for the future? Would you like to know how to thrive in grad school? Join us to hear tips on adjusting to the workload, finding community, and flourishing in graduate … [Read more...] about Sign Up for 4/5/22: Preparing for Graduate School Online Event
Tips for Grad School
Making God a Priority In Grad School: How to Avoid the Spiritual Comb Over
As we enter the truly frenetic part of the semester, ESN writer Scott Santibanez shares a humorous and wise reflection on making time for God in grad school. Browse Scott's other work for ESN here. Biographical Note: Tito Scott Santibañez is a slightly balding adjunct professor at Emory University. As a volunteer physician, he has provided medical care for underserved populations for nearly 25 years. He also has a doctorate from seminary. … [Read more...] about Making God a Priority In Grad School: How to Avoid the Spiritual Comb Over
Letter to My Self, Starting Graduate School
Historian Ryan Wilkinson, PhD finished and starting a tenure track job in the fall, writes a letter to himself at the beginning of graduate school. We hope it's a great encouragement, wherever you are on your academic journey. Dear Me, Well, congratulations—you're going to graduate school! So—this is your future self, writing from a decade ahead to let you know that you'll have a lot of fun. On the other hand . . . it won't all be easy. Hmmm? What do I mean? Well, let me give you some examples. … [Read more...] about Letter to My Self, Starting Graduate School
Graduate School Survival Kit
New to graduate school? Or returning and wondering what happens now? We've gathered some of our most read and appreciated material on navigating graduate school in this post. One of ESN's goals is to support Christian academics at every career point with thoughtful materials from other believers who have similar life experience. If you're looking for encouragement/grad school survival advice individually and/or for your campus fellowship, check out these five options: … [Read more...] about Graduate School Survival Kit
Why should a missional student ever consider gradschool?
When Christians think about the idea of ministry or missions, graduate school might be one of the last things they would think about. Why should a missional student ever consider gradschool? From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was written by Vivian Chen and Angelo Blancaflor, and May Yuan. Joshua Swamidass … [Read more...] about Why should a missional student ever consider gradschool?