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Going into debt for graduate school is for a good cause – right?  The student loans are worth the reward in the end - correct?  This article deals with the reality that sometimes enrolling in graduate school does not make the best financial sense.  Take a look and make sure that you are prepared to make the plunge.  For me, grad school was one of the best decisions I ever made.  It was also one of the cheapest: PhD programs in the sciences often pay your tuition.

Sometimes Grad
School Can Be a Big Financial Mistake by Aleksandra Todorovahttp://finance.comcast.net/personalfinance/view.html?x=debt/advice/gradschool&cvqh=finance_gradschool

As you know (or have easily discovered),  I have a passion for increasing the diversity of people in the sciences.  Here is a recent article from Nature Medicine describing the importance of diversity in the sciences, and some ideas of how to go about developing it.

http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v13/n5/full/nm0507-513.html

“If American science is to meet the needs of all of its citizens, its scientists must reflect the diversity of the country’s population.”

Hello, we’ve added RSS Feeds to two cool blogs, Brazen Careerist and Employee Evolution.  These blogs tackle the corporate arena from a woman’s perspective, and from a 20 something’s perspective.  Read up!

I saw this link on an email I received for a diversity event.  I think that the tests are really interesting and I definitely learned about my own biases!  If you’re a big nerd like me you’ll think that taking the tests are fun too.  I guess the next step is that now that I am more aware of my biases, I must consciously work to overcome them and treat people equally in spite of them.  Do you harbor biases that you’re unaware of?  Take the free exam! ( https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/)

Admit it, we all still jam to the Destiny’s Child song about these ladies buying their own car, shoes and jewelry, proudly stating that “I depend on me.”  In addition to singing about it, we sisters need to be about it.  To get your finances in order, check out the book Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson.  Or, from the Queen of Money Management herself, flip through The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suzy Orman.  A great way to start saving pennies is to borrow these books from your local library!