Curation of Social Media Posts
on Academic Life

Hitting 10,000 followers was so much more work than I imagined. I have learned a lot about myself, my academic life, and the global...

On fall semester and tenure decisions in the United States (or what might be the most perilous time for mental health for faculty). Every...

Some weeks bring happy endings. It was fun to bring together a research team comprised of old and new friends. Thanks to Mattie Bryant...

Don’t forget to take a night off and root for the Phillies! Life is short and championship series don’t happen every day!...

On the peril of applying standards from one country to the next (or US research expectations should not be universal). (Part one of two)...

One of the toughest parts of PhD training is learning to take your ideas to market. The Young Scholars 3MT competition lets Fox School...

Many thanks to Michelle Carter for presenting her work on allyship, social media and IT identity to Fox MIS. And thanks to the folks at...

Many thanks to Andreas Hein, Anjuli Franz, Julia Eggers and Sina Zimmermann for spending the Fall as Fox MIS Research Fellows. All y’all...

Seven Tips for Surviving a Bad Ph.D. Supervisor (or there is no shame in going to therapy). Recently, I posted about how to go about...

We must remember the people in Ukraine. I think about them every morning when I drop my daughter at school. I think of all the daughters...

On what to do if you and your PhD advisor need a divorce (or sacking the boss is hard to do). A PhD student asked how to could go about...

On juggling the tension between scholarship and consulting (or it can feel like Sisyphus). Early in my career, I was advised to keep it...

On why you didn't get an academic job (or no, it's not always demographics). A colleague commented to me that his demographic likely cost...

On collegiality in academe (or collegiality really is local). I was asked what does collegiality mean? In the context of academic life....

Some nights, you have to multitask - bc the dog can’t wait for bedtime to snuggle. Never feel guilty for working with a dog by your side....

On not taking yourself too seriously (or it's ok to laugh with your students). Lately, I've posted about fair number of weighty topics...

On global academic challenges (or the global north and south share some issues?) I started my LinkedIn presence bc I was interested in...

Another week of protests by the students, the faculty, and the people of Iran. What is happening on university campuses and to women in...

On living out your value system as a faculty member(or giving it up to the Lord). People that know me, know that I'm a person of faith. I...

On staying motivated as your academic career unfolds (or you can't keep playing the same tune). A friend recently commented that he...