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5 Stages of Recovering from Academia

Posted on 9 September, 2014 by

Hi.  My name is Lauren and I am a Recovering Academic.  It has been 2 years and 6 months since I was in graduate studies and I have a good full-time job in my field.  Yet, there are times, usually … Continue reading →

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FOUND! The Gateway Sept 1970-March 1971

Posted on 21 March, 2012 by

Found the missing year! The helpful people at the University of Alberta Archives and in the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library tracked down The Gateway run for the 1970/1971 academic year. The newspaper continued to publish and report on the … Continue reading →

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Missing: The Gateway April 1970-September 1971

Posted on 13 March, 2012 by

The Gateway (newspaper) is missing from April 1970 to September 1971 and I need help finding it! Continue reading →

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Dissertation Arithmetic, or 56hrs/wk

Posted on 11 January, 2012 by

As the semester begins graduate students, like the undergraduates, get back to work. The difference is the grad students probably didn’t take much of a break from working during the week universities close between fall and winter semesters. This is … Continue reading →

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STOP! Edmonton Environmental Advocacy circa 1970.

Posted on 7 April, 2011 by

Madly putting the finishing touches on a guest lecture tomorrow morning and found a whole new treasure trove of researching fun right here in Edmonton. Back in the early 1970s a group of students at the University of Alberta formed … Continue reading →

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