Work-Life Balance
An Honest Conversation: Parenting in the Academy
By James Steur, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Parenting is both a fulfilling and demanding experience, and parents in academia face unique professional challenges at all stages in their career. Parents in the academy juggle a high volume of research, teaching, and…
Coping with COVID-19: A Graduate Student’s Reflections
By James Steur, a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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How to Thrive in Graduate School (Whatever That Means)
By Colleen Wood of Columbia University
In addition to thematic panels, the 77th Annual MPSA…
Two Paths to the Palmer House: Planning for the #MPSA19 Conference
By Colleen Wood of Columbia University
Being a…
Work, Well-Being, and Social Connections: Advice from a Graduate Student on Finding the Correct Proportions
By Kevin DeLuca of Harvard University
“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in…
Juggling Academic Time and Technology: Advice from a Millennial
By Garrett Pierman of Florida International University
The digital age is in full swing,…
MPSA’s Top 10 Blog Posts from 2018
As the calendar year begins to wind down, we take a look back at our most-read articles from…
Call for #MPSA19 Conference Bloggers
Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash
MPSA seeks bloggers to cover the most popular panels and events at the…
MPSA Roundtable – Public Engagement: Mixing Academics and Practical Politics
In this public engagement roundtable from the 2018 MPSA conference, Michelle Kukoleca…
Do Academics Stink at Work/Life Balance?
And is this scaring away students? By Alex Ellison At the 2018 Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, IL, I attended the session, Trying to Balance Work and Life with Joel Raveloharimisy from Andrews University, William Raymond from Benedictine College, Marjorie Hershey…