I read this for the first time early this morning, and three hours later, it’s STILL kicking my butt. I wish I could have heard this when I finished my doctorate. ALL of it. Although, knowing me at the time, I wouldn’t have listened.
“Through no fault of your own. That’s the key phrase. Through no fault of your own.”
I don’t care where you are in academia. If you don’t read Dean Dad, you should.
(Supplied link on Facebook: “Dear Graduates…” from Confessions of a Community College Dean)