This page provides links to some of what I’ve written and edited that might be especially useful for up-and-coming academics (including graduate students). You might also want to see my page directed at professors. That page directs you to things like teaching materials and academic office design advice. (No, I’m not kidding.)

On being an academic:

For sure you should look at my page of collected grad school survival advice; it combines lots of useful advice from academic friends. That appears as part of my homepage blog, One Foot In, which is written mostly for fellow professors. Junior academics might especially benefit from my thoughts on how to avoid and relieve academia-induced depression (see Do I Have to Get Tenure? and my Top Ten Tips for Doing Activism in Academia). Those interested in trying to make academia mesh with children might take a look at The True Story of Dr. Mom.

Grad school horror stories:

Over the last few months, I’ve been collecting other people’s graduate school horror stories to post along with a few of my own. These are meant to provide amusement and solace to those now in graduate school. I’ve got some doozies already, but I need to collect a few more before I post them, to protect anonymity of all parties. (All stories have identifying details removed.) If you’d like to contribute one, let me know.