In Focus

In Focus articles are thoughtful and practical writings addressing the unique challenges and joys of women in the academy and professions. Topics include those dealing with the academy, professions, relationships, singleness, career decisions, and child-bearing and child-raising in the context of study and work.

In Focus

May 02, 2013

PhD or No PhD. That Is the Question.

An article from ESN on the question: should one pursue a PhD?

In Focus

April 15, 2013

By Gayle L. Reed

Is it Time for Forgiveness? The Transformative Power of Loving Your Enemies

Forgiveness researcher Gayle Reed describes the process and power of forgiveness.

In Focus

April 04, 2013

By Jayme M. Yeo

Hope and Waiting on the Tenure-Track Search

A job-seeker sees the attitude of impoverishment in the academic job market leading to spiritual impoverishment in her own soul.

In Focus

April 01, 2013

By Karen Swallow Prior

Plagiarism and Scholarship: A Lesson from the Bee

Perhaps students plagiarize because they have a false idea of what is expected of them as scholars; Jonathan Swift offers a corrective in his story of a bee.

In Focus

February 25, 2013

By Kathy Khang

The Gift of Vitamin L

Kathy Khang describes the concrete steps she took to overcome depression and the cultural stigma mental health issues carry within the Asian American, American, and Christian cultures.