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an open thought…i want responses and input.

so, let me abundantly clear about this: this post is an open thought.  i am actively thinking this through and i have not formulated any real firm opinion on this topic [this post has a conclusion, but...

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when two wrong assumptions make a right prediction

i was on the phone recently with someone who currently works as a post-doc at an institution where i might go to work [as a post-doc] after i finish my degree.  we hadn’t met each other before;...

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stereotype reinforcement from within and outside of the trans* community…the...

how should you refer to someone trans* when talking about them pre-trans*?  what pronouns do you use?  what name do you use? ask. – — – – i was in a semi-formal seminar class last fall with other grad...

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letters of rec: pronouns and names [quick post about awesomeness]

[sorry, kosmo, this is not a kale salad recipe...i know...i know...just a quick story of awesomeness] i am preparing a grant application that, if funded, would give me money for a postdoc position....

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letters of rec, part deux [the other writer]

here is the e-mail exchange i had today with the other person who’s writing me letters for this grant application [and, ya know, anything else i apply for over the next like 20 years]: them: So, how do...

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being out–without coming out–as trans* in academia [and in general]

a few months ago, rachel mckinnon had a really nice article in the chronicle of higher education about her experiences coming out as a trans*woman to classes she was instructing.  and at the end of...

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Advice: finding a career in non-academic research (guest post)

Reblogged from Dynamic Ecology: Note from Jeremy: This post is an email interview I conducted with Joe Simonis. Joe began grad school wanting to go into academia, but after finishing her Ph.D. in...

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