by Jenae Cohn | Jun 29, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute, Uncategorized
As a student, I often dreaded group projects. The idea of giving up my own individual control over something that I turned into my instructor made me uncomfortable because I didn’t necessarily have faith that everyone would do the project the way that I would...
by Jenae Cohn | Apr 1, 2014 | Personal, Professionalization
“You know, what you really want to do is create a personal brand,” the career counselor announced, a PowerPoint display glowing behind her with the image of a man in a suit shaking hands with a woman in power heels. I looked at the audience members around...
by Jenae Cohn | Feb 28, 2014 | Digital Literacy, Personal, Professionalization, Web Culture Musings
It’s no news that decision-making in academia is slow. Journals, conferences, edited collections, new haircuts – all of these things seem to take a while to happen in academic settings. So far, I’ve had the most experiences with waiting for...