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Am I Missing Something? How to Make Applying to Graduate School More Affordable

by Andrew Martinez | November 30, 2019 As more universities and graduate programs drop requirements to submit standardized test scores Read more

Diversifying the Academy the Right Way

by Andrew Martinez | October 22, 2019
NYU Steinhardt’s Faculty First-Look Program is a program that brings together graduate studen [...] Read more

Graduate Programs in Higher Education Won’t Prepare You for Equity Centered Student Affairs Work – You Need to Seek It Out

by Andrew Martinez | September 23, 2019
As an alumnus of a Higher Education Administration masters program, and through my involvement [...] Read more

What I Remember About Orientation as a Low-Income, First-Generation Student

by Andrew Martinez | August 27, 2019
You are poor. You are lucky. You are going to struggle. Among all the important, relevant inf [...] Read more

Considerations for Being on the Academic Market

by Andrew Martinez | July 24, 2019
"Why should we hire you as an assistant professor in our program?" As the anxiety of being on t [...] Read more

If You Want to Diversify the Professoriate, Don’t Scare Us Away

by Andrew Martinez | June 25, 2019
If life as a tenure-track professor is so miserable, then why do you continue? As a doctoral ca [...] Read more

‘Who Do You Know Went to Cornell?’

by Andrew Martinez | May 21, 2019
A few weeks ago, I entered a convenience store to purchase a portable pack of tissues and eye d [...] Read more

Redefining Merit

by Andrew Martinez | April 25, 2019
Following the college admissions scandal, countless thought pieces have addressed inequity in c [...] Read more

Any Person, Any Study, but at What Cost?

by Andrew Martinez | March 27, 2019
In an editorial titled “An Ode to the Rich and Legacies,” a current undergraduate at my alm [...] Read more

Theft, Shame and Guilt in Order to Get By

by Andrew Martinez | February 26, 2019
Over the past few years there has been increasing exposure to the harsh reality of what it is l [...] Read more

Learning How to Teach is Important – Even if You Don’t Want to Be Faculty

by Andrew Martinez | January 23, 2019
While not every student intends to teach after completing a terminal degree in education, I wou [...] Read more

‘The Best Dissertation is a Finished Dissertation’ Reconsidered

by Andrew Martinez | December 16, 2018
Throughout my time as doctoral student, there is one piece of advice that I keep hearing that i [...] Read more

The Mentorship That Keeps Giving

by Andrew Martinez | December 1, 2018
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted to reflect on what I am most grateful for as a current [...] Read more

Why Representation Matters in the Professoriate

by Andrew Martinez | November 19, 2018
Research has shown that having role-models and mentors who share racial/ethnic identities can [...] Read more

Responding to Misconceptions of Being a Graduate Student

by Andrew Martinez | November 5, 2018
Sometimes I get frustrated with myself because I am unable to explain my experiences in higher [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice