During our pre-session meeting Dr. Rose Martinez asked us what drew us to this class, I remarked quite unashamed that for me it was her. After having traveled to Chile with Rose and getting to know her in and around Continue reading
I was on the brink and I think everyone could tell. I silently wished myself away into Zachary’s office to talk to him but he was missing. I needed to plan out my class I was set to teach in two Continue reading
At least once a week I find myself saying the phrase, “A PhD is, first and foremost, a research degree.” In my role and simply as an advocate for my program I often get asked about my experience in the Continue reading
I did not graduate this past weekend; but I still felt very something about the timestamp. Likely because it was with this class that I began my own program. Two years ago I graduated from my own Masters program, fretted over Continue reading
A friend of mine who is nearing the end of this long treacherous road and I were talking about how to make the conversations about our dissertations, or rather that accessibility available on paper. In other words, how do I make what I say Continue reading
Here at SOLES we are getting ready to host very eager and excited prospective PhD students, and being a 2nd year PhD student myself I thought it would be fun to offer some “advice” to the prospective students. It would Continue reading
Here at SOLES, it is a requirement of all academic degree programs that you complete a global study course. From December 31-January 10, 2013 I was completing mine in a course designed to study School Change and Education Reform. I Continue reading
No matter what you are celebrating, the holidays are about love, family, togetherness, joy and laughter. The past two years I have not gone home (to Atlanta) for the holidays and have, instead, remained in San Diego. I have been Continue reading
Just a word cloud I created about to illustrate my Doctoral student experience in the Department of Leadership Studies thus far.
I am still not quite sure how I ended up here, in America’s Finest City. My memory goes something like this: blah blah blah Graduate School, blah blah blah Beach, blah blah blah Ocean. The next thing I knew I was Continue reading
