Jack Leatherman
@jack-leatherman.bsky.social
Sociologist in Progress | PhD Candidate @ UMass Boston
Interested in cultural analysis and online communities
Interested in cultural analysis and online communities
Finals season is fast approaching
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Finals season is fast approaching
I don't think anything tells me I'm really making it in academia more than starting my day with 14 new unread emails from three different publishing companies
May 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I don't think anything tells me I'm really making it in academia more than starting my day with 14 new unread emails from three different publishing companies
There's something very core to the grad student experience about planning to get a lot of work done for a project, only to get sidetracked, be very productive, then get sidetracked by a third thing.
In completely unrelated news, I now have marginally more progress on three separate projects
In completely unrelated news, I now have marginally more progress on three separate projects
March 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
There's something very core to the grad student experience about planning to get a lot of work done for a project, only to get sidetracked, be very productive, then get sidetracked by a third thing.
In completely unrelated news, I now have marginally more progress on three separate projects
In completely unrelated news, I now have marginally more progress on three separate projects
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50 pages in and already excited about this. Super insightful for PhD advising.
Ilana M. Horwitz's The Entrepreneurial Scholar is an invaluable guide for scholars stifled by the traditional academic route.
Out now. Learn more about this valuable book: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Out now. Learn more about this valuable book: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
March 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
50 pages in and already excited about this. Super insightful for PhD advising.
The absolute state of things
December 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
The absolute state of things
Working with undergrads while in my mid-20s and accidentally showing my Spotify in the zoom screen share
Them: Oh you like Paramore too? I love old bands :)
Me:
Them: Oh you like Paramore too? I love old bands :)
Me:
November 25, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Working with undergrads while in my mid-20s and accidentally showing my Spotify in the zoom screen share
Them: Oh you like Paramore too? I love old bands :)
Me:
Them: Oh you like Paramore too? I love old bands :)
Me:
Taking RStudio out of dark mode and setting it back to classic just to feel something
November 24, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Taking RStudio out of dark mode and setting it back to classic just to feel something