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How I almost didn’t finish my dissertation
Folks, I am proud to report that I took my colleague’s advice and tried out the “storytelling” approach to my current research topic. I set a timer for 30 minutes (I previously used Apimac Timer, but...
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Increasing the visibility
Two things for today: First, a special announcement: the Daily Chicana has a new page! On the Resources for Academic Writers tab, you will find a list of websites and books for grad students and...
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Confession: I wasted time yesterday
One of my goals here at the Daily Chicana is to live up to the title of my blog: to post new writing on a daily basis. Yesterday I had every intention of writing something substantial, but, as you can...
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A Latina in academia: My individual experience
[A heads-up from the Daily Chicana: this is a long post, folks! Grab yourself a cocktail, put your feet up and get ready to read. And read. And read.] Two days ago, in my post Latina/os in academia: A...
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In which I learn–via facebook–that I didn’t get that job
I’m back, folks! And I’m a little irritated. Here’s the deal: Last September, I was embarking on a year off from teaching, as I’d received a special fellowship to focus on my research. I also was newly...
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In which blogging makes me even more bitter about academic publishing
One of the reasons why I started the Daily Chicana was because I am trying to develop a daily writing practice, which is the only way I’ll be able to produce the required number of journal articles for...
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Latina pay inequities
Time got away from me today, so I’m going to take a little bit of a shortcut and post some quick but fascinating facts & figures about Latina pay inequities. We often hear general statistics that...
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Makeup and the Chicana Professor
“Unique”…is that what our “look” is? Like many women, I have a complicated relationship with makeup. When I was very young, I was a tomboyish type, never dainty but instead playing in the mud. When I...
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I Am Alive!
Chicana activist at the University of Iowa (1970s). Hello everyone! Yes, I am alive! And I’ve been ignoring my blogüita for way too long. That’s what happens when you return to campus from a research...
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Tenured . . . ¿y qué?
Now that I’m tenured, the power and the glory are mine. Also, this is what I wear to teach. Readers, I have some exciting news: I’ve been TENURED and PROMOTED. Yes, not only did I reach for the brass...
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