Mirya Holman

@Prof_Mirya
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Political science, academia, & irreverence

"You can’t change shit if you constantly run head first at windmills that will never be dragons. Wait for the actual fucking dragons." - @Prof_Mirya

https://miryaholman.substack.com/p/mind-your-own-business

Mind your own business

And other hard to follow academic advice

#MHAWS: Mirya Holman's Aggressive Winning Scholars Newsletter

Our new puppy (Maggie Mae) is back from training camp! Let the hot girl*
summer walks commence!

*Because it is approx 10000 degrees here. #dogsofmastodon

I wrote an #MHAWS about the things I'm trying to do as I change institutions, including
- invest in systems
- invest in relationships
- invest in myself

Also, I made everyone a sign for their office https://miryaholman.substack.com/p/lessons-learned

Lessons learned

This time, things will be different! (LOL)

#MHAWS: Mirya Holman's Aggressive Winning Scholars Newsletter
Cleaned out my office at Tulane and made sure to bring home one of my prized possessions. My partner got me this my first year on the tenure track and it has some NAMES in it
Have you ever wondered: which Taylor Swift song best represents my favorite part of the research process? (obvi) Have you wished there was a worksheet that would help you understand the roles you play in a collaborative research process (duh). Well, do I have an #MHAWS for you! It's got everything! https://miryaholman.substack.com/p/making-a-match
Making a match

Working with others is hard, y'all

#MHAWS: Mirya Holman's Aggressive Winning Scholars Newsletter
Absolutely loving the mockups of the cover for #ThePowerOfTheBadge that we got for our book
A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control

After Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court decision that established a right to contraception, reproductive rights advocates are pressing for new protections at the state level.

The New York Times

What's the secret to academic success? In this new #MHAWS, I lay out three simple* steps: begin, continue, finish.

*yeah yeah not simple at all. That's the kicker, right?
https://miryaholman.substack.com/p/three-steps-to-success

Three steps to success

Hello darlings - How the hell is everyone? I hope everyone is just straight dominating their summer right now. I am writing from Oxford where the sun is shining and the roses are blooming and I’m getting shit done on a project, so I’m fan-freaking-tastic, thanks for asking!

#MHAWS: Mirya Holman's Aggressive Winning Scholars Newsletter
Have you thought about leaving academia (who hasn't!)? Here's a great resource from my friend and editor Kelly Clancy about how to actually do it. https://epilogueediting.substack.com/p/how-do-you-leave-academia-part-i
How Do You Leave Academia? Part I

One story about how it's done...plus a fall preview

Let's Write! Epilogue Editing's Newsletter
Excited to announce that Broadly has apparently replaced In fact as my most overused turn of phrase in writing 🙃