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Teaching While Learning
Reality often means teaching before you are ready. We get emails about Teaching Assistantships and feel that is maybe what we should do alongside classwork or writing. I was never a TA, but I had experience teaching for the Honors College at my University as an employee. I get wanting to be a TA, and… →
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How to Read Your Semester Like a Story
The end of a semester always feels a little blurry. Finals are over, grades are posted, and suddenly everything that made you stress slips away. Before you shake it all off, pause. Look back and read the semester as if it were a story. See what the highlights were and what the lowlights were, so… →
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How to Organize Your Essay Writing
An Undergraduate Guide. Writing is challenging. It does not matter who you are or what you do. Skilled writers can feel overwhelmed! As an undergraduate, you can’t always be perfect, but you can set yourself up for success. Writing can be hard. Frustration can stem from multiple classes, unclear instructions, procrastination, or perfectionism. And that’s… →
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Conference Reflections
A Personal Update from SECOLAS In Fall 2018, I took a course called World War II: Germans/Lat Amer in Texas. In that small seminar, we built a series of interconnected papers and eventually submitted them to SECOLAS, where we presented them the following March in Oaxaca, Mexico. I’ve attended SECOLAS every year since—except for… →
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How to Read a Scholarly Article
without drowning in it At first glance, reading scholarly articles might seem simple, but it can actually feel confusing. Dense writing, new terms, and lots of citations can make it hard to get started. Often, the real challenge is your mindset, not just understanding the content. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed. Try to develop a… →
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How Undergrads Can Reset Their Semester Without Starting Over
Academic Reset Momentum slips fast in the first weeks of a semester. You start on a roll, then there’s a tiny slip. If you haven’t slipped up, this post may not be for you. Most undergrads don’t need a full restart; you need a reset that feels doable. A reset begins with taking stock of… →
Wendi Kavanaugh 