My four daily stages of writing a dissertation chapter 🥲

Jim Jones & the People's Temple providing supplies for the Alcatraz occupiers is yet again reminding me how out of pocket 1970s California was.

Writing your dissertation < Deciding you must restart your laptop for updates and staring at the progress bar for twenty minutes

The 2023 WHA Award Cycle is UPON US! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook for the scoop on applying for awards from past award winners! 🔎 westernhistory.org/awards for info on all awards!

📢 APPLY NOW FOR THE WALTER RUNDELL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD 📢 This $1,500 award supports dissertation research for doctoral candidates who have completed comprehensive exams. Review this thread to see what advice past Rundell award winners have to share with YOU!

✨A P P L Y N O W ✨ Apply now for the Indian Student Conference Scholarship! Two annual $500 awards will be given to Native American students, undergraduate, MA, or PhD, to help lessen the burden of costs to attend the annual Western History Association conference.

📢 CALLING ALL PUBLIC HISTORIANS! 📢 Apply now for the Louise Pubols Public History Prize! This $500 award offsets the travel expenses for a public historian to attend the WHA conference. Applications are due JUNE 15!

The deadline for award submissions is June 15! Apply now for the WHA Graduate Student Prize. This award covers a substantial portion of the cost for graduate students to attend the WHA Conference. #WHA2023 #gradexcellence #gradstudents

📢 APPLY NOW! 📢 The deadline is fast approaching for the Sara Jackson Graduate Student Award. This $500 award supports graduate student research. Preference will be given to African American students. The deadline is June 15! Apply now! WesternHistory.org/Awards

Waiting for my diss chapter conclusion to write itself

We are looking for grads to give other grads some pointers about visiting LA for #WHA2023. What are your best tips about downtown LA to give to #WHAgrads? For ex: how to navigate in the city, grad budget restaurants, where to stay, safety, getting to and from the airport.

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Come mingle with other grad students at the Graduate Student Reception. There will be food, drinks, and games. Join us!

Y'all, we buried the lead... there will be 💸💸PRIZES💸💸 If you want to participate in the activities DM us a fun fact about yourself.

We invite you to attend the Grad Caucus sponsored session "Graduate Student Labor: Know Your Worth" on Thursday, October 25 at 8:15 AM.

Check out: "Publishing Your Dissertation into a Book" Thursday, October 26 at 10:15 AM. Location: Beaudry B Circle this panel in your #WHA2023 programs everybody. Not one to miss!

Read the entire CFP at westernhistory.org/2024

Check out the WHA 2024 Potential Panel Spreadsheet 👇 Thank you @katebcarp for putting this together every year. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

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