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Sorry not much posting going on here lately as the start of the semester has me not only immersed in classes, but engaged in the political blogosphere for my undergrad class (more on that later).
Anyway, if you are a graduate student looking to connect your research to those outside your immediate institution, you should check [...]

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Yesterday I decided to post the working syllabus for my grad class for the upcoming semester in an attempt to elicit feedback before I make some final choices. I then posted that I had done this twitter. Not surprisingly I received some useful feedback. What I hadn’t anticipated was interest in taking this class from [...]

I just got back from a conference in Portland (Maine not Oregon). Honestly one of the more interesting/produtive academic conferences I have attended (the annual SLSA conference for those who are interested). While the quality of the presentations were high, it struck me that many a presenter could have benefited from a little free application [...]

Just yesterday I was talking with a fellow academic, who frustrated by Endnotes was wondering what other options exist for managing references. My no think response was Zotero. Which caused me to think about doing another plug for Zotero here on Academhack, but fortunately for me, another scholar has already done this work. Scott McLemee [...]

I discovered Gradual Progress the other day, a website that collects links that might be of interest to grad. students in various disciplines. I have shared here before some advice on taking exams, writing a dissertation,, and how devon can help. But, given that Gradual Progress collects the work of many, you are [...]