Graduate Matters
BY KELLY BURCHELL-REYES | April 06 2021
Peer support groups, institutional workshops and positive mentorship relationships are a few of the ways you can curb the feeling of ‘just not good enough.’
imposter syndrome, it involves repeatedly feeling inadequate – fraudulent, even – when in reality, you are quite successful.
The term imposter syndrome implies that the issue lies in the individual suffering from this situation, while the term imposter phenomenon shifts the onus ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/graduate-matters/you-arent-the-only-one-suffering-from-imposter-syndrome/
In my opinion
BY DANIEL HARRIS | March 19 2019
By changing the way we discuss scholarly work, we will not only improve scholarship but also reduce the unnecessary hostility rampant in academia.
imposter syndrome. As such, I obsess about the quality of my work – afraid, at best, to disappoint my department and mentor, and at worst, to have my name blacklisted among the community of public health researchers. While my obsessive tendencies are arguably adaptive, they nonetheless hinder my q...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/relearning-to-play-nice-in-peer-review/
Responsibilities May Include
BY KRISTOPHER GIES | July 13 2020
Though graduate students may have had their studies disrupted, this can be a time of opportunity and empowerment. It’s all a matter of perspective.
imposter syndrome
Life in grad school can be challenging. Operating in an environment of continual critique can result in strong scholarship, but it can just as easily contribute to self-doubt and inaction. While the fear of failure is a common barrier to establishing a growth mindset, for man...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/responding-to-uncertainty-through-a-growth-mindset/
In my opinion
BY NATHAN ANDREWS | February 25 2022
While celebrating the achievements of Black colleagues is important, we need to acknowledge that it can also be exhausting and even harmful.
imposter syndrome can make one feel their contributions are not yet good enough – a feeling that results in the desire to incessantly be productive in order to justify one’s place or position. Both the feeling and its expressed outcomes are not good for anyone’s mental health and well-being.
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https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/black-excellence-fatigue-seeing-it-and-doing-something-about-it/
In my opinion
BY JASJIT SANGHA, DAN D’AGOSTINO & BENJAMIN POTTRUFF | February 06 2023
The struggle for our own attention led teaching and learning specialists to design a targeted workshop series using mindfulness and other strategies.
imposter syndrome”, “why can’t I do this”? One student summarized their learning from the activity by stating: “We all struggle with the same challenges and we could be more gentle on ourselves”.
The workshops with faculty and librarians were offerred as profess...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/what-happens-when-we-lose-deep-reading/
Career Advice
BY CATHERINE RIDDELL | July 23 2014
One academic’s experience running a campaign and joining a university council.
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Start by familiarizing yourself with the processes and the issues by attending meetings, reviewing the vast amount of material on the governing council website, talking with the current governors of various constituencies (...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/why-run-for-governing-council/
Responsibilities May Include
BY LAURA BLANCO-MURCIA & PHIL MILETIC | October 31 2023
A diversity of mentors is instrumental for supporting PhD students in exploring life outside of the tenure track.
imposter syndrome. I often thought I should have prepared my next career earlier and I was not really ready to do something else. However, I learned that I had lots of transferable skills (maybe I am ready to take other roles!).” Being able to translate their skills in the right context allowed th...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/broadening-career-options-through-job-shadowing/
Career Advice
BY ELIZABETH WELLS | October 12 2023
More technology, quizzes, games and discussion boards in a class don’t necessarily lead to better teaching – they can lead to burnout for both professors and students.
imposter syndrome in many parts of life.
Think, on the other hand, about teaching. Students give feedback in real time and provide social avenues. We feel they deserve our care (which they do). If we’re good teachers, we get approbation and validation every class meeting. We can’t delay or pr...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/are-you-overteaching/
From PhD to Life
BY JENNIFER POLK | January 22 2015
Jennifer Polk lists her favourite coping mechanisms for when you are waiting for the phone to ring about that academic job you applied for.
imposter syndrome organized by Grad Minds, a student group at the University of Toronto. One audience member asked about how to keep her spirits up at this time of year, when academic hiring is in full swing. Or, should I say, academic rejection is in full swing! The vast majority of applicants for ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/tips-surviving-academic-job-search-season/
Career Advice
BY BRITTANY A. E. JAKUBIEC | December 11 2017
Regardless of how hard we try, graduate student parents often feel at odds while trying to mend the gap between academia and parenthood.
imposter syndrome.
This struggle, coupled with the stressors of graduate studies, results in students who are sleep deprived, stressed, anxious, and depressed. Mental health issues and challenges were shared by all of those who completed the online survey in my study.
I am a doctoral candidate...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/supporting-graduate-student-parents/