Hi Readers! And a warm welcome to the new subscribers who have joined us in recent weeks.
I’m still coming off a couple weeks of vacation / full week with the kiddos / working most weekdays through the holidays / robust home refresh and organizing with my partner / deep denial about what’s going to happen on January 20, so this week’s post is a little refresh and reorientation before we dig back in in a couple weeks. Think of it as your mandatory annual compliance training, except it’s not at all mandatory, and I require no compliance, and I promise not to make you watch any dramatizations of microaggressions in the workplace. You’re welcome! Here’s a pretty picture that I didn’t take!
I’d also love to invite your questions and input for the next post I’m drafting on {gestures vaguely at Teams / Slack green light anxieties} so please leave a comment or send me a message at MeghanB@gmail.com with your thoughts and questions!
OK, here are some refresher posts, broken down into 6 questions:
Who am I? What is all this about?
Welcome to the MeghanBPhD Newsletter!
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I am a sociologist who is keenly interested in the changing nature of work, both academic and otherwise, and also in how we navigate work culture broadly and the pursuit of equity and belonging in contemporary work environments specifically. Like many, I made a major career shift during the pandemic, leaving a tenured Full Professorship, where I had als…
What did leaving academia look like for me?
My Leaving Academia Story
·Welcome to all the new subscribers to MeghanBPhD —a newsletter exploring the intersections of DEI, leaving academia, and contemporary workplaces. I am so glad you’re here. If you haven’t yet subscribed, please do so! It will help to assure that my posts land in your inbox. The newsletter is free for the entire month of June 2024. Enjoy!
How did my thinking change when I moved to industry?
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Leaving a Tenured Faculty Position
·Post-tenure, I have more job security, not less.
Academic or not, our expertise matters. How? Here’s an example:
Why DEI Expertise Matters
·A funny thing seems to happen out there in the world of professional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work: professional experience, tangible skills, and subject matter expertise are sometimes deemed less important than things like passion for the work
I share what I like to call DEI 101 posts occasionally. What are those? Here’s one of them:
DEI 101: "Diverse"
·First, thank you for the kind words on my last post about my sick dog. We’re still in “hospice” mode —she’s not yet sick enough consistently enough for me to know it’s time. But she’s also not going to get better. So I’m still managing the many conflicting signals and trying to believe folks when they tell me that (once again) I’ll know when it’s time t…
And, finally, here’s the most recent Ask Me Anything post. Please read it as a nudge to submit more questions! I have another 1-2 in the queue coming soon!) but always want more! Have you submitted one yet?
See you again in 2 weeks! -Meghan