writing
January 25, 2018
5 tips to boost your productivity
All of us struggle with motivation at different times, and winter can be particularly challenging. That said, it can also be a good time to hunker down and get some work done. Whether you plan to stay in academia or not, you will need written products coming out of your postdoc years to demonstrate what…
October 26, 2017
ABDs, Better Together
On the road of the doctoral journey, there is a destination that graduate students aspire to get to but hope not to stay at too long. That destination is the ABD, or “All But Dissertation” phase. This stage can be one of the most challenging and isolating for doctoral students as there are no more…
July 13, 2017
Being Intentional and Productive This Summer
Summer is the perfect time to make room for activities and experiences that will help you be—and feel—prepared for the coming academic year! The pace can feel slower during this time of the year, and there’s a little more wiggle room to be intentional about visualizing and achieving your intellectual, professional, and interpersonal goals. Maybe…
December 8, 2016
Writing in Graduate School: Making Sense of Feedback
Core Programs welcomes guest writers to our newsletters – UW students, staff, and faculty. Since it is the time of year where many of you are working hard on your writing, we invited Dr. Karen Rosenberg, UW alum and director of the UW Bothell Writing and Communication Center, to share some guidance with you. …
August 18, 2016
Making the Most of Seasonal Transitions
Greetings! How has your summer been? If it’s been like ours, there’s been some hard work, some good play, and continual reminders of why we do student affairs work in the Graduate School. Every time we have the privilege of talking with graduate students, we are in awe of your tenacity and creativity. Some of…
August 4, 2016
Writing Productivity: Tips for Making the Most of Your Summer
From everything we read about writing productivity, protecting a 30-minute writing practice – daily – is what helps build momentum and make progress. It can also help to remember why you are writing and publishing – there can be a variety of reasons. What’s yours? My faculty advisor had encouraged me to think about contributing to the…
July 7, 2016
Navigating Authorship Conflicts
There are clear guidelines outlining what “counts” as authorship. While all disciplines have their own nuances in culture, the International Committee of Journal Medical Editors (ICJME) provides a reasonable set of authorship criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND…
April 21, 2016
Postdocs, You Are Public Thought Leaders!
You have ideas what you are passionate about, and you have spent years cultivating expertise. Now, how do you get your voice heard? How can you work to advance the issues? How can you influence change? In mid-April, the Office of Postdoc Affairs co-hosted a workshop from the OpEd Project, a national effort to diversify…
November 15, 2015
Moving Past Barriers to Writing
Many of you are thinking about research questions, arguments, and citations for your final seminar papers. Some of you are close to beginning work on your thesis or dissertation. This may also be the first time you are engaging with graduate-level writing, if you are an incoming or first-generation graduate student. Fortunately, there are a…
April 30, 2015
Cultivating Effective Writing Practices
We’re nearly halfway through the quarter, and we know you are all doing your best to manage and blend academic, interpersonal, and work responsibilities. We also know it can be difficult to find time for that seminar or research paper, or perhaps your capstone or thesis project. Below are some tips to get you on…