Mom, PhD
5 Lessons I've Learned About Doing a PhD as a Mom: Mom, PhD's Year 1 Report
I've officially completed the first year of my PhD program at UC Berkeley. I made it! After two years of anticipation, one year of being...
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By Minhae Shim Roth
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Mom, PhD
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus x COLA Strikes at UC Berkeley
The coronavirus panic has infiltrated the Bay Area. UC Berkeley will be conducting all classes virtually until the end of the semester,...
Mom, PhD
- Dec 21, 2019
- 3 min
What I Learned in My First Semester as Mom, PhD
On Wednesday at 2 pm, I pushed send on my final paper of the semester. It was the first semester of my first year of my PhD at UC...
Mom, PhD
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
Mid-Semester Crisis
I am tired. It's been weeks of reading books, writing articles, taking care of the baby, and cooking dinner for the family and I am...
Mom, PhD
- Oct 11, 2019
- 1 min
Berkeley Powers Down
It has been an otherworldly week for us! Grandma ("Harmi" is our Korean nickname for her) came to visit us from the East Coast. We ate...
Mom, PhD
- Sep 22, 2019
- 2 min
Week 1: Survival Mode
Going back to school as a mom is a monumental change of pace. I didn’t expect it to be so jarring. The first week was hard, both...
Mom, PhD
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
Orientation: Babies at Berkeley
I made a bold choice for my first day as a PhD student at UC Berkeley: I brought my baby to orientation. I wanted to communicate that my...
Mom, PhD
- Aug 25, 2019
- 1 min
Back to School from Mom, PhD
Welcome to the Mom, PhD blog! I'm the mom to a sweet 13-month-old boy. My techie husband, son, and I live in the vibrant Berkeley, CA.
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