If you’re starting out as an instructor or professor, you may be wondering what to wear as a female university lecturer. It’s pretty common to be told to “dress one level above your students.” But what does that actually mean? And what would those outfits look like?? Here are some ideas!
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Are you starting graduate school soon and wondering what kind of bag to carry? Perhaps you have an old backpack hanging around and you’re contemplating an upgrade, or you’re looking for something that looks professional but is also affordable and durable. Here are my 5 favorite bags and backpacks for grad students if you’re back to grad school shopping in 2024!
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If you are looking for a professor job, you may encounter an academic job fair at a conference or professional meeting! These are very strange events…what to wear? How to prepare? Here’s some advice based on my experiences with them…
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Today, we’re talking about the top questions I get asked by grad students. If you are looking for grad school advice, here are a few of my thoughts!
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It’s academic job market season, which means you might be wearing blazers, and in need of tops that go nicely with a suit! Here are some good options
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Last week someone asked me for my favorite basic clothing items for new professors/grad students. It was fun to think about my closet and draft my capsule wardrobe MVPs–here they are!
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What to wear to grad school graduation is a tricky question! You might have worn something super cute and short (and white? if that’s a tradition where you are) for undergrad graduation, but grad school commencement can feel a bit different, because you may be around your supervisors, professors, and even your own students. Here are some options I found for us for Spring 2023 graduation.
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A cafe in northern Norway.
Ootd from yesterday. Shout out to it finally being cold.
Came back from the national conference last night and deliriously taught class today, which devolved into me telling my students to photoshop the head of a famous theorist on to the body of a prairie dog and long story short I had a good draft of that image in my inbox five minutes after class.
Anyway here is what I wore to a conference mixer. I think people usually stay in business clothes for these but I swapped my pumps out for boots so that I would be ready to go out after.