7 Jul 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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This is a post by Erin Jenne, from Central European University. A security problem at RelationsInternational forced us to close accounts, so the author byline here is incorrect. Sorry for the inconvenience! Last fall Roger Haydon, Executive Editor at Cornell … Continue reading
23 Jun 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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I couldn’t have come up with a sillier title to this post, I realize, but it is an important point, so I figured I’d dedicate a post to it. The last thing that you want to happen to you is … Continue reading
20 Jun 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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This isn’t really a lesson I learned “the hard way” – in fact, in a lot of ways, it is a lesson I learned “the easy way” – but I figured I’d keep the post series title alive. And I … Continue reading
17 Jun 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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On a podcast I heard some time ago featuring Ray Romano (of Everybody Loves Raymond* fame) had the actor commenting on his writing and work process. He basically admitted he was addicted to various unproductive habits and activities. As a … Continue reading
16 Jun 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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A fair amount of conversation, both online and offline, has arisen around my observations about my post on the unwritten rules of disciplinary IR. I have engaged a number of questions, including whether the rules I observed were uniquely American … Continue reading
5 Jun 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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The other day, Brandon Valeriano pointed out to me an ESPN article on the unwritten rules of baseball. Though I am a lifelong football and basketball fan, I’ve never been a huge fan of baseball. Several times over the course of … Continue reading
5 Jun 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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I guess most would admit I am productive. I would not claim I am very successful, but at least the output part of my work world is covered. What really amuses me is the huge self help industry that seems … Continue reading
4 Jun 2014
by R. William Ayres
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In my last two posts (here and here) on moving into administration I have discussed the question of why – what motivates people to move into administration, and what costs or consequences they face in doing so. I hope these … Continue reading
27 May 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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Lets talk about rejection and the head spinning process of feedback in academia. Adding blogging to the Professor’s arsenal of communication has been enlightening in that we now seem to have a venue to talk about many topics that were … Continue reading
24 May 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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If someone had told me that graduate school was the only time it would ever be someone’s job to read your work and provide advice on it, I would have spent a significantly longer amount of time in graduate school, … Continue reading