I know that lots of folks are getting academic rejections this week. As a hardened reject-ee, I just wanted to pass on some advice, for what it’s worth. Point the first: the success or failure of other people has no relationship whatsover to your value and worth as a person and as a scholar.

Hello friends. The events of last Saturday have had me thinking a great deal. I've been wary of writing anything, mostly because I don't like inviting attackers. But I've got lots of feelings and thoughts, particularly in light of what's happened since the attack. So here we go. First, some quick context. I'm a Jewish woman. I was born and raised in a traditional Orthodox Jewish family, though we are what is called "high holiday jews," meaning we only attended synagogue for the high holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippour, Passover) and life-cycle events.