I want to grow the “No one told me this! Oh, fucking DUH!” category. Here, I’ll share the steps and strategies I’ve learned to approach academic reading more intentionally. Most of these things feel obvious once you know them but aren’t always explained. My goal here is to demystify the process and make navigating academic texts feel, well, pleasurable, because reading is fun.

Being a teaching assistant has been the best part of my graduate journey. I know getting students excited about learning is not always a walk in the park, hopefully this template helps!

Finding my academic writing voice is a constant learning experience.

I don’t know what I don’t know and that isn’t my fault. I want you to know it isn’t yours either.