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Many continuing grad students like myself need a summer job while staying in Chicago for the summer. Securing work ..

After the excitement of graduation begins to fade, reality sets in and it is time to enter the real world again. When engrossed in a ..

As incoming and current Masters students we are presented with a variety of opportunities, some of them paid, some of them not. Occasi..

So, in the last blog post I had mentioned my taking on of an intern for the month of June. While I have been putting her to work doing..

It’s finally summer! Chicago is looking lovely these days, and a few days out of the week are warm enough that people can escape to th..

There’s an old saying back home; ‘Were you born in a barn?’ It generally relates to bad manners, and you’d usually hear it if someone ..

One of my many driving adventures throughout the past two weeks.

408 miles from Chicago to my hometown in Ohio.

407 miles from Ohio..

I am happy to report that I survived my first year of grad school and my first semester teaching. It’s hard to believe how quickly thi..

So quickly all these events happened. Turning in of papers was followed by last days of classes. Working on my project presentation bo..