5 Back-to-School Necessities
It’s back-to-school season which can be an exciting but also stressful period for some of us. On top of getting books, it is also important...
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Academia Out of Context, Part Two: Electric Boogaloo
More of our favorite quotes from professors taken completely out of context, again!
About Academic Reading and Writing
Within academia, reading and writing high-quality texts is a pivotal skill that one can also take pleasure in. The gratifying aspects of...
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The Best Studygrams & Studytubers
Confession time - one of my favourite things to do before I go to sleep is binge on study-themed social media accounts. Studytubers or...
Imposter Syndrome in Academia
Impostor syndrome is undoubtedly pervasive throughout academia. Many students wake up and walk to class every day, convinced that they do...
Research Happening at UC Davis
As a social science major, I rarely pay attention to what is going on in the hardcore sciences research departments at Davis. This kind of...
Working with Groups: Do’s and Don’ts
Group projects, you either love them or hate them. You can look forward to having new perspectives and being able to lighten your load, or...
First Academic Conference 101
Edited by Sophia Savva Haven't been to a conference or symposium before and don't know where to start? Or maybe you have been, but wouldn't...
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Social Media Echo Chambers Are Not As Bad As You Think
Your family discussions are probably worse than these political discussions online.
What Merriam-Webster Can't Tell Us
We all have that iconic college moments checklist in our heads even before we step through the doors of the classroom first quarter. For me...
Starting a New Semester
For most of us, the new semester has already started. However, the first week can still feel a bit like you’re playing laser tag age six,...
Make Some Noise for Heavy Metal in Academia: Christian Keough in Finland
(Christian Keough presenting his paper at the Modern Heavy Metal International Academic Research Conference) The field of popular culture...
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Decolonizing the Syllabus
I have had the opportunity of studying in a few different countries (such as the Philippines and Canada). Although there are many...
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Academia Out of Context
Everyone knows that professors can be a little eccentric.
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How to Manage Your Time
Life gets busy. There’s no way around it. You wake up in the morning with an agenda of tasks to accomplish, but more gets added to your...
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To All the Profs I've Had Before
You probably don’t realize it, but I enjoyed your class a lot. You made the subject matter interesting for me, made me want to come to...
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Meet Your Departments Masterlist
Keep an eye out for a new series coming soon to Her Campus at Gettysburg.
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Beat Procrastination one Tomato at a Time
Yes, you read that correctly. The Pomodoro Technique is a method of time management which was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s,...
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Why I choose the Growth Mindset
Unknowingly, we are constantly fed messages that shape the way we see, value, judge, and treat ourselves. These messages are a pivotal part...
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Why You Should Consider Undergraduate Research
Image of Kayla Dettinger at the 2015 UWill Discover Conference. Image courtesy of Our Windsor . Working as a research assistant is often...
