Tag Archives: academia
Graded with Grace
My son’s blue eyes sparkled with excitement as he showed me a paper he had brought home from school. It was a math test, marked with a red star and a grade of 100 percent. As we looked at the … Continue reading
Pharmaceutical Sciences
When Maha Haq’s mother caught her smoking marijuana as a teenager, it changed her life forever. “My mom is a clinical researcher, an academic, so she told me I had to present a defense of why I was smoking,” Haq … Continue reading
Burned a bridge and now need a reference
I screwed up at my last job. We were working from home because of coronavirus and I was unable to adjust. Also, I had a mild freak-out due to personal issues. In a moment of panic, I quit without giving … Continue reading
Excerpt from a Career Journal: Thoughts of a 20 Something
In a small discussion group for a course on racism… What were your first experiences recognizing your own racial/ethnic identity? What did you learn about people of racial, socio-economic class, or gender groups other than your own? I remember my … Continue reading
Thoughts of a Blogger: A Blogger’s Journal
I like my blog, and its funny reading about it in my career journal. It’s nothing like what I imagined it would be. I have come to find it to be a great daily calendar for myself, and on occasion … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 