Personal Stories
"I was terrified that I would be kicked out of my graduate program because a professor wanted a sexual relationship with me and I turned him down."
Books
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News
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT CANNOT POSSIBLY AFFECT ME.
History
The author considers the emotional cost for those who study painful history, including the oppression and violence that has impacted their own communities.
Writing
"Any woman who goes back to school at the age of 68 for a degree that seems to be, on the face of it, entirely worthless is necessarily living by faith."
Dreams
Nicole Cliffe and Nicole Callahan on their experiences with financial aid, and advice for other poor kids with good grades.
Humor
I hold out hope that I will be offered a visiting fellowship in over-the-top heterosexual performance.
Video Games
The fictional course list for Lara Croft's Master's in Archaeology degree.
Personal Stories
Jane Hu on taking the GRE with a non-standard-English name.
Books
Jessie-Lane Metz on blackface, To Kill A Mockingbird, and being a woman of color in higher education.