Out of the frying pan and into the fire...
In this post: The real story of what happened after I left academia, on the loss of my academic career and feeling adrift.
Read MorePost-PhD: 18 Months Later
In this post: I talk about what I've learned about how to exist as an educator and how to extend that beyond the context of academia.
Read MoreAcademic Relapse, Part 3: Total Recall
In this post: I talk about the consequences of my academic relapse and how academia shapes us.
Read MoreAcademic Relapse, Part 2: The Return
In this post: I talk about professor salaries and the declining availability of tenue positions within the university in relation to money allocation.
Read MoreAcademic Relapse, Part 1: Time Travel
In this post: I talk about my role as a polarizing figure in academia, and the story of the day I decided not to remove my posts.
Read MoreNo Money, Mo Problems: An American Reality
In this post: A retelling of my day in court and what I learned.
Read MoreSearching for humanity/the humanities: Why I pursued a Ph.D.
In this post: I talk about the emotional toll all of this has had on my mentality and life in general, and how despite all of that I'd do it all over again.
Read MoreWhy I Am Still Fighting
In this post: I talk about the immense value to be found in the pursuit of knowledge and the importance of the project of academia.
Read MoreCall for Support: Keep Post-Ph.D. The Blog Up
In this post: I talk about being served with a lawsuit by my former advisor, alleging conspiracy and defamation in response to my Why I Left Academia blog posts.
Read More'No One's Interested in Backstories'
In this post: I talk about my former department's response to my blog and what it has shown me about the toxicity of academic culture.
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