For those who don't know, I write opinion articles for my university's newspaper, The Spectrum. I've been doing this for the last 2 years. It's a good gig. I get to write about issues that are important to me and the community and get paid for it. There are limits to what I can write about. I have to suggest my ideas to my editor and they have to approve, usually making sure I'm not covering the same topic someone else is in the same edition. However, I have noticed lately t

I like to incorporate class check-in surveys, especially when I teach a new class. This semester marks my first time teaching an...

Dear co-workers and scholars, This is going to be a difficult blog post for me, so I appreciate your patience and willingness to hear me...

Mafruha and I in matching co-designed bucket hats In January 2023, I started my internship at the NDSU Center for Writers along with a...

After my prospectus was approved in May, I moved forward with my dissertation research as best as I could. I've also been preparing for...

What is a Privilege Walk? In my teaching credential program in 2017, one of my classes had me and my classmates perform a privilege walk...

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I wrote about the process of becoming a PhD candidate in a previous blog post, which you can read here . I recently passed my written...

Recently, the US Department of Education created a webpage to EndDEI . The site says " this submission form is an outlet for students,...

I often distract myself from the woes of the world by surrounding myself with research and non-fiction reading. Unfortunately, this...

As I come to the end of my PhD Program, I am thinking about my future to prepare for the job market. Part of this prep includes plenty of...

Despite having mental diagnoses during my time in undergraduate school, I didn't formally start using university disability services...

Part vacation, part conference, vaconferences are the closest thing I have to vacations during grad school. As I've recently revealed...

Earlier this month, I attended a summer seminar for publishing research, research I have been working on since Spring of 2022. As a less...

This weekend, I attended a funeral service for my recently passed away friend, Jade. Then, I helped with my other longtime friend's...

I feel that there is no right way to discuss politics without upsetting large portions of audiences, audiences that hold various views...

As a graduate teaching assistant in a graduate program, I've often felt like my position is "safe," meaning that I don't think I'd be...

I recently attended a third academic conference in 2024. Don't get me wrong, I love conferences. I love how each session I attend...

In summer of 2022, 2 advisors, myself, and a group of grad students decided to bring back the English Graduate Organization. I've been...

I was never interested in or involved with student organizations during my time in high school and undergrad. During my master's, I...