I’ve recently become engaged with many of the intricacies of the academic tenure process. I found out last week that Brown University’s Tenure, Promotions and Appointments Committee had voted to deny my advisor tenure, all-but-guaranteeing that he will find himself without work in a year’s time. I’ve spent much of the last week organizing a […]
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On Traveling Respectfully
I recently participated in a weeklong photography course held in Oaxaca, Mexico. For a week, the six students (myself included) spent dozens of hours working with families from surrounding villages. We ate meals together, played with their kids, and helped with houseworkâall under the supervision and assistance of bilingual teaching assistants who both acted as […]
On Bootstrapping a WordPress Server
I recently decided to (re-)launch my personal website, given that recruiting season is starting in a few months. I previously ran a static site through Github Pages, but after several years of alternately building my own frontend and trying out (usually buggy) open-source themes, I decided I wanted to take the simpler route and launch […]