Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University and 2007 graduate of the Messiah College History Department. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF I had my first official PhD meltdown on Thursday night. My family requested to take Quinn and I out for dinner on Thursday [...]
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Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 21
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 20
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University and a 2007 Messiah College history graduate. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF I would call few of the books assigned for class “page-turners.” Alfred Chandler, you are a good man, but The Visible Hand didn’t quite take [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School – Part 19
Posted in Cali's Dispatches on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 19 Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF My courses require an amount of work equal to the first semester, but they feel different, more purposeful. Two of three courses are in my presumed “field”: [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 18
Posted in Cali's Dispatches on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University and a 2007 graduate of the Messiah College History Department. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF Sometimes you’ve read too many fat books in one week. Sometimes one of those books is Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.’s The Visible [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 16
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF I’m still a good eighteen months outside of the Qualifying Exams, which means I’m even further away from writing my dissertation. I’ve been given mixed advice on the dissertation process. One professor [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 15
Posted in Cali's Dispatches on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF I’m signing in from the sun room of my aunt and uncle’s home in Sharon, Massachusetts. Yesterday, we spent the entire day in Boston. We visited my chain-smoking great aunt who lives [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 14
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF On Thursday, I depart for Providence, Rhode Island. I join my mom on her yearly MLK weekend trip to visit family just south of Boston. I return Monday evening and the following [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 13
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF Professor Fea was the first to explain to me the importance of an office. Last semester, while living with my parents, I had no defined office and had to make several different [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 12
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on December 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF Arizona saw dark skies and heavy, grey clouds this week. A silvery sky and cool, damp air are the perfect accompaniment to a good book. In our new condo we have three [...]
Dispatches from Graduate School–Part 11
Posted in Cali's Dispatches, Graduate School on December 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cali Pitchel McCullough is a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University. For earlier posts in this series click here. –JF Just 83 final exams stand between my winter break and me. Although I’d love to take a complete respite, (sleep in everyday, loaf around in my pajamas until noon, catch up on [...]
