The Occasional Mentor: On Computing Resources in Digital Humanities

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR A monthly-ish column based on questions I’ve answered on Quora, heard on Slack groups, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Hope you like it, but feel free to challenge me in the comments, if you have a different experience. Below are questions I answered in July. What Should … Read more

The Occasional Mentor: On Data Science in UX, Content Strategy vs UX Writing and the Durability of Digital Humanities

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR A monthly(ish) column based on questions I’ve answered on Quora, heard on Slack groups, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Hope you like it, but feel free to challenge me in the comments, if you have a different experience. Below are questions I answered in June. How are … Read more

Press Mentions: Beta Phi Mu Initiation Speech

New Initiates and Guest Speaker Noreen Y. Whysel “A lovely Initiation Ceremony and Dessert Reception were hosted by the Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter on May 17, 2017. “Guest Speaker Noreen Y. Whysel (SILS ’14) gave a fantastic keynote speech, which she described below: Dreams, Resilience and Making a Difference Our goal as we embark … Read more

Data Detox: A Journey into My Digital Past

What Strange Wonderful Things Lurk in Your Digital Footprint? While running a Data Detox, I came across a review of my 2016 DH Week Workshop, “Pinterest as Digital Exhibition” from Pratt student, Akaya Sato.  This was interesting. I did the detox primarily in the hopes of reducing my data footprint. I knew I might find … Read more