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Collegial Connections, Week Two: Meeting Connections

September 11, 2017 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

This fall, Renee Bourdeaux draws on her expertise in psychological research and her experience as a college professor to offer tips on building strong relationships with academic colleagues. In addition to applying her academic knowledge, each week Renee will also offer a prayer and a practical exercise to help build community in academic settings. Read Post 1 here.   … [Read more...] about Collegial Connections, Week Two: Meeting Connections

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Faculty Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, calling, Career Stages, collegial connections series, communications, Faculty, Friendship, Symbolic Convergence Theory, Team Meetings, The Four Loves, vocation

Collegial Connections, Week One: Hallway Connections

September 5, 2017 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

This fall, Renee Bourdeaux draws on her expertise in communications and her experience as a college professor to offer tips on building strong relationships with academic colleagues. Stay tuned for three posts exploring connections with fellow academics in your department and university. In addition to applying her academic knowledge, each week Renee will also offer a prayer and a practical exercise to help readers build community in academic settings.   … [Read more...] about Collegial Connections, Week One: Hallway Connections

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Faculty Tagged With: calling, Career Stages, collegial connections series, communications, Faculty, Friendship, Steven McCornack, vocation

Leaving Academia, Part 3

August 12, 2017 by Joshua Wu Leave a Comment

In my previous posts, I discussed my exit from the academy and questions to better understand a pivot to a non-academic career. In this third post, I discuss practical strategies as you navigate new job application processes. When I started applying for non-academic jobs, I felt directionless and did not know how to start. Providentially, I stumbled upon the simple realization that I can leverage skills and expertise gained in graduate experience to navigate these new unknowns. By adopting familiar practices of … [Read more...] about Leaving Academia, Part 3

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Post-Graduate Tagged With: after graduate school, calling, Career Stages, higher education, identity, leaving academia, liminal space, non-academic jobs, Post-Graduate, transitions, work

Leaving Academia, Part 2

July 15, 2017 by Joshua Wu Leave a Comment

In my last post, I shared about my unexpected and abrupt exit from an academic career. In this post, I discuss how my examination of two questions helped me pivot to life outside the academy and become thankful for my graduate experience. Now what? As it became clear that I would not have an academic job, I felt lost and overwhelmed. Having given no serious thought to a non-academic career, I wondered if my academic apprenticeship had any value in preparing me for life outside the academy. And I did not know … [Read more...] about Leaving Academia, Part 2

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Post-Graduate Tagged With: after graduate school, calling, Career Stages, higher education, identity, leaving academia, liminal space, non-academic jobs, Post-Graduate, transitions, work

Leaving Academia, Part 1

July 1, 2017 by Joshua Wu 3 Comments

Leaving academia is hard and difficult. In this new short series on “Leaving the Academy”, I hope my experiences will encourage you as you explore and wrestle with God's calling for your life as you transition to a perhaps unplanned non-academic career. Editor's note: For more of Josh Wu's work for ESN, see this link.   For the better part of a decade, my life ambition was to become a professor. I was confident that hard work and a few providential breaks would land me a tenure-track political science professor … [Read more...] about Leaving Academia, Part 1

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Post-Graduate, Transitions Tagged With: after graduate school, calling, Career Stages, higher education, identity, leaving academia, liminal space, non-academic jobs, Post-Graduate, transitions, work

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