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Deborah Cohan

Bluffton

Associate Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina-Beaufort and Writer at Freelance

Author, Professor, Sociologist, Speaker

Articles

  • Dec 29, 2024 | psychologytoday.com | Deborah Cohan

    The rapport you create with your adviser can serve you well, far beyond graduation.

  • Oct 3, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Deborah Cohan

    October 04, 2024Deborah J. Cohan offers seven reasons why grad schools should help students cultivate the ability to write for a larger audience. You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Lyudinka/iStock/Getty Images PlusIf you’ve ever attended graduate school, you probably have a list of things you wish your program had done better—or at least differently. Some of them may have been identifiable when you were there, while others might have become more apparent years later.

  • Aug 12, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Deborah Cohan

    You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. SIphotography/Istock/Getty Images PlusWhen I started teaching in the mid-90s, student disclosure of terrifying and heartbreaking memories felt sacred. It was even before I heard the phrase “hold space,” but I realized that I was indeed being tasked with holding something carefully and gently.

  • Jun 5, 2024 | newsweek.com | Deborah Cohan

    I'm not sure I've ever belonged anywhere. I grew up as an only child mingling with older adults, taking my index finger and middle finger and placing them over the edge of a cocktail glass to be able to lift it at age four to join in the conversation with people who were schmoozing with my parents over dinner at our house.

  • Apr 19, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Deborah Cohan |Barbara J. Risman

    You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. simonapilolla/Istock/Getty Images PlusAcademics in nearly every college or university setting write as part of their careers, and yet few faculty members identify as writers. In this article, we explore this paradox and its ramifications. We showcase the promise and possibilities that are unearthed when we more fully identify ourselves as writers.

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13 Mar 25

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29 Nov 24

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8 Oct 24

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