In My Own Words: A Professor’s Take on Academic Life
Lilian MinaMy space for professional conversations about academic life. **Everything I write in this space is separate from my academic roles at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and does not represent the university in any shape or form.**
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Writing Program Director, Rhetoric and Composition Professor, Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA) President, Mother and wife. Love to write, love to cook, love to travel, love to read.
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