Nod and Smile

Grad students: As another semester and year of graduate school comes to a close, a sudden change in personal habits is not advisable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwyrGwM4a7M

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I wrote this song for everybody who is mad at somebody about their blessings.
Mostly for family, you know, cause that…that thing does happen.
So cousin so-and-so whoever you are out there: Heh heh.
–Jill Scott, on VH1 Soul

Yes, Jill, that thing does happen. And in my case, mostly with family (but not my cousins). Thank […]

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OK, the summer has passed, and school is about to start once again. I feel like now that some time has passed, I can give a retrospective of some of the things I learned last semester being a discussion section leader in a 101 level class.
I went to a big state school, and I […]

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“The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.” -Mike Krzyzewski

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“The problem with doing nothing is knowing when you’re finished.”  –Benjamin Franklin

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This is a fabulous piece on how to avoid freaking out because you missed a deadline from insidehighered.com
If only I had read it sooner…

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“They might be [reading your abstract] on a plane. Between two bloody marys.” -Z.B.

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“Being precise is a bitch.” –J.G.
“The _____ Hypothesis sucks bad.” –W.S.

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