This summer, we pioneered a new Summer Snapshot series that shared brief reflections from people in our network on their experience this summer. The series was so well received we've decided to expand it to other seasons. We're delighted to share this Fall Snapshot from an emerging scholar in psychology. Written a bit earlier this fall, this piece is deeply relevant as November busyness takes off. As an aspiring psychologist, I was recently in a training session that taught us how to validate clients' … [Read more...] about Fall Snapshot: Depending on Christ
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Another School Year: Finding Progress in the Repetition
Today, ESN welcomes author Allison Downing. Allison draws on her creative writing background and her experience as a student and campus minister to encourage readers as the new academic year starts. … [Read more...] about Another School Year: Finding Progress in the Repetition
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
Summer Snapshot: Finding God When It’s Tough
In today's Summer Snapshot, an emerging scholar in our network shares about God's faithfulness in a summer that turned out to be tougher than expected. Because some details in the post may be sensitive, at the request of the author we are sharing it anonymously, as we often do in similar cases. We are grateful for this very thoughtful contribution to the Summer Snapshot series, and pray that it is a blessing to others encountering challenges this summer. If you'd like to read other Summer Snapshots, you can find them … [Read more...] about Summer Snapshot: Finding God When It’s Tough
Inhabiting Transitional Time Well
Image by Kateri Collins Here at ESN, we love to share accounts of how emerging scholars discover new things about their vocation at every step of their careers. Kateri Collins participated in ESN events at Urbana 15 while in her graduate school application process, and shared about that application process here. Here, she shares some of the things she found most helpful while in transition between undergraduate and graduate studies. … [Read more...] about Inhabiting Transitional Time Well