August 8, 2013

Piled Higher and Deeper

By Joe

I know that some of you attended graduate school, and if so, and you haven’t discovered PHD Comics, then you’ve been missing out. The characters in the comics are all science majors, but the life of a graduate student is universal in many ways. The two most recent comics made me laugh out loud. I hope they have the same effect on you.

About Piled Higher and Deeper

The strip:

“Piled Higher and Deeper” (PhD) is the comic strip about life (or the lack thereof) in academia.

The author:

Jorge Cham, the author of PHD Comics, got his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, and was a full-time Instructor and researcher at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 2003-2005.

Piled Higher and Deeper: A Graduate Student Comic Strip Collection read online (aqruqahi.wordpress.com)

About Joe

I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's. My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces. View all posts by Joe