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Candidate for What? — Postdoctoral Puzzle

November 14, 2013 by Dwight Schwartz Leave a Comment

Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for  continuing his  Candidate for What?  series by sharing a glimpse of his postdoctoral puzzle. Below are a few questions for your consideration as you dive into Part 4 (Click here for Part 1 and here for Part  2 - 3): How do you understand the purpose/value of postdoctoral studies? Note: Kelly Seaton has a significant (and highly visited) ESN blog series focused on  Finding a postdoc in the sciences. Do you have a burden for fellowship with other believers … [Read more...] about Candidate for What? — Postdoctoral Puzzle

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith, Vocation Tagged With: Candidate for What?, chemistry, GCF, Graduate Christian Fellowship, graduate school, postdoc

Candidate For What? — Collegiate Chemistry

November 8, 2013 by Dwight Schwartz Leave a Comment

Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for  continuing his  Candidate for What?  series by sharing a glimpse of his undergraduate and graduate school journey.  A few questions for you as you dive into Part 2 and 3 (Click here for Part 1): How do you relate to Dwight's journey through college (and possibly graduate school)? Are you (or did you) follow the recommendations of academic mentors? Have you found your studies giving you a larger perspective on real life? How do you share your journey … [Read more...] about Candidate For What? — Collegiate Chemistry

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith, Vocation Tagged With: Candidate for What?, chemistry, computer science, graduate school, mathematics, physics, pre-college academics, principles, science

The Future of ESN

May 28, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson 2 Comments

This is my final post on the  Emerging Scholars Blog. Well, my final planned post, anyway. Tom insisted that I leave the door open for guest posts in the future, but I won't be writing here every Tuesday as I have for the past few years. For my final post, Tom asked me to offer some thoughts about how far ESN has come and where it might be going in the future. I became involved with the  Emerging Scholars Network because I wished it had existed when I was an undergraduate. I've told this story many times, but I … [Read more...] about The Future of ESN

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: discipleship of the mind, emerging scholars, Faculty, graduate school, integration, knowledge, professor, secularism, tenure

Is Graduate School a Path to Certain Doom?

April 16, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson 7 Comments

"A Scholar" by Rembrandt

Every few years, another publication discovers that becoming a tenured professor at a research university is hard work. Most recently, it was Slate, which ran an essay by Rebecca Shuman which, fittingly for an essay about literary study, had two different titles depending on whether you looked at the text on the page or the title in your browser: Thesis Hatement: Getting a literature Ph.D. will turn you into an emotional trainwreck, not a professor. There are no academic jobs and getting a Ph.D. will make you into … [Read more...] about Is Graduate School a Path to Certain Doom?

Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Faculty, graduate school, professor, tenure

Our Top Posts of 2012

January 3, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Thank you for making 2012 a great year for the Emerging Scholars Blog!  Among our posts published last year, our top 10 most read posts includes a typical mix of advice for graduate school, spiritual formation, and, well, aliens: Nicholas Wolterstorff: Advice to Those Who Would Be Christian Scholars Henri Nouwen: From Loneliness to Solitude 13 Ways of Looking at Graduate School: Part 1 Who's Afraid of Angels and Aliens, Alienation and Etcetera? What is the biggest challenge to today's apologist?  (part of … [Read more...] about Our Top Posts of 2012

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