Adrienne PosnerMay 18, 20207 minHow to talk about leaving academia without sounding miserableI hesitate to jump on the bandwagon of writing a blog post that underscores just how uncertain “these times” are because I don’t...
Adrienne PosnerApr 25, 20195 min"Transferable Skills" Are a LieIn my last two posts, I talked a bit about my grad school experience and then about how and why I decided to quit academia for good. This...
Adrienne PosnerApr 18, 20194 minOn Being a Grad School Quitter, Part 1When I was 5, I told my mom that I wanted to be an English professor. I imagined that being a professor meant that I would read and write...
Adrienne PosnerApr 18, 20193 minOn Being a Grad School Quitter, Part 2This post is a continuation of my last post, where I started to talk about what lead me to quit grad school mid-way through my...