02154cam a2200445 i 4500 20620525 BJBSDDR 20260514164500.0 ta 180807s2019 mdu bf 001 0 eng 2018036803 9781421428802 (paperback : acid-free paper) 1421428806 (paperback : acid-free paper) 9781421428819 (electronic) 1421428814 (electronic) 20620525 DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc LB 2371 M611b 2019 378.1/55 Mewburn, Inger 43875 Becoming an academic : how to get through grad school and beyond / Inger Mewburn. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. viii, 253 pages ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 243-245) and index. Becoming the thesis whisperer Being academic? Being productive Being a writer Being employed (or not...) Being political Welcome to the university, where the Academic Hunger Games, fueled by precarious employment conditions, is the new reality: a perpetual jostle for short-term contracts and the occasional plum job. but Inger Mewburn is here to tell you that life doesn't have to be so grim. A veteran of the university gig economy, Mewburn, managing editor of the blog The Thesis Whisperer, is perfectly placed to reflect on her experience and offer a wealth of practical strategies to survive and thrive Universities and colleges Graduate work Handbooks, manuals, etc. Graduate students Handbooks, manuals, etc. Universidades y colegios Trabajos de grado 9959 Estudiantes de posgrado 35871 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK cmc 124545 124545 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-07-31 0 LB 2371 M611b 2019 00000194927 2025-07-31 14:24:00 1 2025-07-31 BK