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
July 29, 2011
By Kami Rice
Heading East

Join writer Kami Rice as she takes a second trip to India, eager to explore questions touched off by her first visit. The Well borrows this blog post from the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN).

In Focus
May 17, 2011
By Adele Konyndyk
On Tutorhood

Freelance writer Adele Konondyk sees tutoring an adult literacy student as an act of kindness as much as it is an act of teaching.

In Focus
March 28, 2011
By Stephen M. Bauer
To Do What I Am Able

Diana Mao co-founded Nomi Network to use education and enterprise to help put an end to human trafficking.

In Focus
March 24, 2011
By Emily Dolan
Compulsive Comparisons

Comparing oneself to others can reach new heights when the comparison is based on the progress of a dissertation.

In Focus
March 24, 2011
By Sarah Pechan
Investment Values

Sarah Pechan calls readers to not contribute to poverty production with their funding and gives resources for socially responsible investing.

In Focus
March 21, 2011
By Christine Jeske
God Said "No"

With her own experience in mind, author Chrissy Jeske rejects self-pity and bitterness and considers the window God provides.

In Focus
February 27, 2011
By Jamie Noyd
Finding Life In-between

Jamie Noyd gives examples from literature, the Bible, and her own work of lives changing in “liminal” moments.

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