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Gradumucation!

I’ve been dreaming about this moment for a long time. Yesterday, I put on a silly outfit, they read my name out loud, and I got to walk across a stage while people applauded politely.

(We will not talk about the part where I almost forgot to turn around for the picture).

(Or the […]

Done!

Late last week, I met with my advisor to have a conversation about the American Civil Rights Movement. Otherwise known as a comprehensive exam. Which also happened to be the last hurdle I needed to clear in order to graduate.

I’ll cut straight to the chase… I passed!

I’ve submitted my thesis online, I’ve […]

Everything is Coming Up Milhouse!

Last Friday was my thesis defense. I’m going to cut right to the chase….

I passed!

I wasn’t super nervous, because I figured it would be a real douche move to read my thesis, wait two weeks, and then say “oh, btw, you fail.”

(Although there was still a tiny part of me that […]

Mini Break

I’m still waiting to hear how my adviser liked my thesis. Every time I get an email in my school inbox that’s not from him, I am simultaneously relieved and disappointed. The darn thing is 75 pages long, and he’s only had it for a couple of days, so I’m not surprised that he […]

My (Unintentional) Contribution to the Historic Record

I turned in a rough draft of my thesis to my adviser last night (yay!). Now, I’m incredibly proud of all of the work that I’ve done this past year. And I’ve learned a lot about Wendell Smith and Jackie Robinson during the course of my research. But I’m not kidding myself that anything […]