Post-PhD Vlog | Honest Conversation About Academia and My Future (Part 1)

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  • Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2024

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  • @onyourraedar
    @onyourraedar 5 месяцев назад +11

    I had a similar reaction. The way these institutions are treating students has really made me rethink my future some. I’m still moving forward with my phd but being in academia has really removed itself from post doc life

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад +2

      Valid! I love that you are still moving forward with your education as a PhD but are brave enough to consider other pathways... as you see I am still very much grappling with that but your resolve is inspiring! Thank you for commenting!

  • @PrayThenHustle
    @PrayThenHustle Месяц назад +1

    It’s so refreshing to hear you express your concerns because it shows your integrity and how much you truly care about others ❤

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much for commenting with such positivity and kindness! I genuinely appreciate you!

  • @shianeharris1340
    @shianeharris1340 5 месяцев назад +8

    Thanks Dr. Flores (again congrats on the PhD) for always being honest with us. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to tell a superior they’re wrong when they’re wrong but where would society be if it didn’t? That being said, thanks to my ex I have learned to argue with people without them even realizing so I don’t get abused unjustly.

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for sharing your experience! you are sooo right it is a balancing act and we developing skills like you have to handle these situations are super important!!! thank you for taking the time to comment!!! (And please you can just call me Brisa lol )

  • @apoetnamedink.
    @apoetnamedink. 2 месяца назад +2

    I’ve divested from academia and have a fulfilling career in research and supporting clients as a DIY PhD; I’m 5 years in and anticipated this era we’re in. The knowledge production and containers I’ve built for young people have had plenty of support by community-based institutions/orgs that are people over profit. Another way is possible. I recommend la paperson’s book A Third University is Possible.

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much for takin the time to comment and leave such inspiring information! Thank you!! i genuinely appreciate you and the work you do! Thank you!

  • @llammadelrey
    @llammadelrey 5 месяцев назад +2

    i really wish i knew more independent academics but i don't know where/how to find any! i only just graduated high school and new to it all but glad i found you now! you're channel, website and linked resources are all super helpful, so please keep it up :) you're work doesn't go unnoticed in any regard ❤

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад

      Wow! You are really doing such a great job thinking ahead! Its okay that you don't know many independent scholars yet. You are still very early in your journey! And honestly they are very hard to find, or I wouldn't have asked for help in this video (ahhaha). I am so happy that his channel is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything! I am so happy you are a part of this community!

  • @Brownbruin
    @Brownbruin 3 месяца назад +1

    I always watch your videos for encouragement....wishing you all the best and thank you for the transparency always ❤..

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  2 месяца назад

      Of course! I am soooo happy my videos are encouraging hahaha I appreciate you commenting and being a part of this community! Thank you!

  • @rachelgtv6281
    @rachelgtv6281 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love this. Authentic, entertaining and so beautiful friend!! Keep these coming

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад

      THANK YOU! I Love you so much!

  • @tarahconnolly2820
    @tarahconnolly2820 5 месяцев назад +1

    Totally hear and feel this! I came into my PhD *not* thinking I would pursue academia, but I've more recently started to appreciate some of the affordances of being a professor and being "supported" by the resources of a university. I feel like I'm really at a fork in the road where I see both directions being full of possibilities, and whether I'm leaning one way or the other really changes the questions I ask, the experiences and skills I try to develop, the work and relationships I prioritize. I LOVE the way you ended this conversation thinking about possibilities. There are countless ways to do the work we want to do in the world, we just have to be bold enough to imagine and enact those ways.

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your comment! I felt it to my CORE! Yes exactly we have to be creative and imagine new pathways to get to the desired path!!!! I am happy that we are going through these things together in community and I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and share your feelings! Thank you!

  • @Caroli.Colibri
    @Caroli.Colibri 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Brisa :) I have a question about "Hidden Curriculum." For example in the Phd in Culture&Perf the handbook says only 4 core classes (200, 201, 202, 204). What's the hidden curriculum? Do they make you take electives you don't want to take? Do they kind of choose which classes you take or do you have full control over which classes you take? Which electives do they make you take?

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  4 месяца назад +1

      Hi! Thank you for being patient with me. So a hidden curriculum more times than not describes things that are about the department/university's culture or personalities and not actual classes. As for WACD the only classes you have to take are the ones you already identified. From there it is all about what makes you happy! Which is nice. I took mostly art history courses while I was there! So you really do have free range!
      A better example of a hidden curriculum is :
      as a student you are not required to publish to graduate and there aren't any resources in the department to tell you how to publish or to support your publication process. However, a department gives more money to students who do publish but you wouldnt know that until someone tells you. so that would be more of an example of a hidden curriculum. Because its technically not required... but really does impact your success!

    • @Caroli.Colibri
      @Caroli.Colibri 4 месяца назад +1

      @@BrisaMarie Thank you! You are very appreciated!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🥰

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  4 месяца назад

      @Caroli.Colibri of course!!! Thank you for commenting!!! I appreciate you!

  • @QueenDiva
    @QueenDiva 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Dr. Flores! I love this video! You are so real and we need more transparency with people once receiving their PhD and the journey towards achieving success once venturing out into the "Real World!" I know you will absolutely find your way into exactly what your heart is yearning to do for your career. I totally understand trying to figure out what to do when what you thought you wanted to do is not it anymore! Keep going, searching, talking it out, and asking others in different careers with a PhD. Nonprofits, corporations, and governmental companies all can use your expertise somehow! I can't wait to watch you find your passion in the ideal position waiting just for you to connect and thrive in the blink of an eye!

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so so so so much for you kind and supportive words! They mean so much to me! Thank you for being so encouraging!

    • @QueenDiva
      @QueenDiva 4 месяца назад +1

      @BrisaMarie I finally start my PhD journey next week!! July 8, 2024 online with National University Education program!!

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  4 месяца назад +1

      @QueenDiva YOU'RE AMAZING!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED!

    • @QueenDiva
      @QueenDiva 4 месяца назад

      @@BrisaMarie Absolutely!!! I will start reading your dissertation this week! I wanted to wait until I started my PhD program to be inspired!!😊👑🩷🙌🙌

  • @WilliamCarterII
    @WilliamCarterII 5 месяцев назад +3

    I had the same response when I saw the vicious beating and arresting of students and faculty at UCI. I was shocked at the barbarity and degeneracy. Idk if I want to be in these institutions. I'm still going to get my PhD but Idk if I want to be *in* Academia

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад

      YES! I am so happy that I am not alone. Its all just a lot... you know? #InSolidarity

  • @jhamdan2012
    @jhamdan2012 3 месяца назад +1

    Brisa, you were refecting on serious matters capture viewers' cognition, but then out of no where, you were like, lets go find out what to eat. lol

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  2 месяца назад

      I did not realize I did this!!!! But now that you say it! OMG! hahaha I apologize if that was jarring, but it is an honest reflection of how my brain works! (For better or for worse! hahha)

    • @jhamdan2012
      @jhamdan2012 2 месяца назад +1

      @BrisaMarie
      No actually, it was good. Sometimes this adds humor to the narrative and also reminds us that aside from dealing and discussing issues and affairs, we are still humans and require basic needs such as food, water, and looking after ourselves so we can keep producing and thinking of the world.

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  2 месяца назад

      @jhamdan2012 thank you!! That's so validating! Yes!

  • @MadisonSievers
    @MadisonSievers 5 месяцев назад +4

    I so appreciate your openness about this because as someone who just started my phd it’s been really jarring and I havent been able to fully digest how it’s impacted my feelings towards my own career and pursuing academia

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад

      YES! Its a lot to process! But it is reassuring to know that I am not processing it alone and that we have this community together! #InCommunity & #InSolidarity

  • @lindaaldridge-johnson6110
    @lindaaldridge-johnson6110 5 месяцев назад +2

    I agree with many of your points. While pursuing my master's degree, the university did not support students and would create and enforce policies that stymied them and left them with a ton of debt. I was sure I would immediately pursue my doctorate, but now I'm not so sure. If I can't help students, I don't want to hinder them in the name of academic welfare and playing the game. My morals mean more to me than that. I am no longer interested in achieving faculty status.

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  5 месяцев назад +1

      YES! And i love how you said that your morals mean more than that to you! Cuz That IS SO POWERFUL! Yes! thank you for commenting and sharing your perspective because I loved it!

  • @Caroli.Colibri
    @Caroli.Colibri 4 месяца назад +1

    📏🖼📜 is the UCLA PhD diploma 11x14?

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  4 месяца назад

      So I haven't gotten mine yet... but after a little googling I think it's 8 x 11 cuz its mailed in a 9.5 x 12.5 envelope :) but I don't know for sure!

  • @IgovineHappy
    @IgovineHappy 2 месяца назад +1

    Good evening ma, I really don't know where to start from. But I would like to do my PhD in business education outside Nigerian, probably in the US, Canada etc. But I don't know the process, what to do or where to start from.. please can you be of help to me? I have also messaged you on Instagram.

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  2 месяца назад +1

      Hi! thank you for commenting and reaching out. I do not have the capacity to do one-on-one consultations but I do have an entire playlist on PhD admissions and planning that may be helpful ruclips.net/video/SbDA7IrNGqo/видео.html
      I also have a playlist on PhD basics (for the US) that might be helpful
      ruclips.net/video/wwgiME2QCoQ/видео.html
      There is also a company called accepted consulting that does do one-on-one consulations if that is what you need
      www.acceptedconsulting.com/
      I hope that is helpful!

    • @IgovineHappy
      @IgovineHappy 2 месяца назад +1

      @@BrisaMarie thank you very much ma

    • @BrisaMarie
      @BrisaMarie  2 месяца назад

      @IgovineHappy no worries!

  • @erickpurpose
    @erickpurpose 5 месяцев назад +2

    We byke!!!