Showing posts with label money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label money. Show all posts
Thursday, April 3, 2008
I can't believe it!
Today I found out that I received an award. I was totally surpised and very, very pleased. The award is related to a fellowship I have from an external organization that's part of a program designed for students researching a particular problem. Each year, they give a special honor to one fellow who best utilizes the opportunities offered by the program and does good work. In addition to the honor (and the line on the CV), the honored fellow gets a little extra money. Woo-hoo!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The Economical Academic
A while back, I mentioned something about starting a blog all about money issues academics face. Well, Psycgirl and I have finally done it!
Psycgirl and I had both been noticing how frequently money issues crop up in blogs, especially ones written by grad students. We also noticed, however, that money issues aren't restricted to grad students; most academics get a late start on their financial lives after racking up student loans then deferring them while living on peanuts. That includes people who rely on unsteady adjunct gigs, have exorbitant child care costs, or spend tons of money commuting for a long distance relationship.
We modeled the new blog after the Active Academic, which is a multi-author blog for academics about health and fitness. We'd like to have lots of contributors so people can get an array of ideas for improving their financial health or just have a safe and friendly space to talk about their problems. Email Psycgirl or me if you'd like to be an author.
Go check out The Economical Academic!
Psycgirl and I had both been noticing how frequently money issues crop up in blogs, especially ones written by grad students. We also noticed, however, that money issues aren't restricted to grad students; most academics get a late start on their financial lives after racking up student loans then deferring them while living on peanuts. That includes people who rely on unsteady adjunct gigs, have exorbitant child care costs, or spend tons of money commuting for a long distance relationship.
We modeled the new blog after the Active Academic, which is a multi-author blog for academics about health and fitness. We'd like to have lots of contributors so people can get an array of ideas for improving their financial health or just have a safe and friendly space to talk about their problems. Email Psycgirl or me if you'd like to be an author.
Go check out The Economical Academic!
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