Why I Miss Bill Clinton (and other thoughts):

I haven't been posting about this because not all important parties had been informed personally until recently. But, that's done, so now I can say it: I'm going to be a sociologist when I grow up!

Until now, I had been pursuing my PhD in social work. However, various circumstances and stars have aligned such that I've decided the Sociology Department here at the U would be the best place for me to continue and finish my degree. The principal factor is that the faculty, research, and teaching resources here best match my long-term scholarly interests. Other "bonus" features include three years of guaranteed funding (no more hawking my wares all over the U!) and my husband joining me in the Social Sciences Tower as a geography PhD student in the fall. Also, I've been working in Soc for the past two years, so I'm already well-integrated here.

That said, nothing essential has changed. I'm still interested in the same stuff and still want to do research that matters and can have an impact (for the better, I hope) on society.

For some reason, when I registered 10 minutes ago for the classes I need to take in Soc this fall (the main "cost" in this decision is that I have to take a few more classes) this all began to feel more real. In a good way.