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Five Lessons from My First Year of PhD-ing

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Greetings, internet! It’s been an absurd amount of time since my last update, but my excuse is that I started a PhD program in History, and it has pretty much taken over my life. Over the semester, I put “write blog post” on my weekly calendar, and every week I’d look at my calendar and … Continue reading Five Lessons from My First Year of PhD-ing

Choosing a Grad School

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Hello, reader! It may appear as though I haven’t been active on the interwebs lately, but the blog has been quiet for good reason. I’ve been writing away and actually had something published on The Establishment. It’s all about applying to college as a wheelchair user, which is a topic that is near and dear … Continue reading Choosing a Grad School

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Val

(Medieval) History PhD, Princeton (2025). Wheelchair user since 2008. Bylines in The New York Times, PopSugar, and Healthline.

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