Navigating Hierarchical Relationships in Graduate School
January 27, 2020
Not sure how to ask your advisor for something you need? Some tips on managing up and showing up.
Reflections on My Summer Internship at UNC Press
January 13, 2020
History PhD student Siobhan Barco reflects on how a self-designed summer internship with UNC Press broadened both her academic and professional horizons.
Four Reasons to Read the Final NEH Report for Versatile Humanists at Duke
December 13, 2019
Do you really want to know how the NEH sausage was made? You just might.
Eating, Moving, Resting: Elements of Self-Care
November 12, 2019
Sustained, deep intellectual work can be rough on your body and spirit. A few ideas to counteract “brain in a bottle” syndrome.
What Are Dissertations Made Of? My Summer with Artworks
October 28, 2019
PhD student Alex Strecker knew he wanted a summer internship in Greece, but didn’t anticipate where else that experience would lead.
Against Overwhelm: Keeping Sight of the Big Picture
October 15, 2019
The group coaching format provides powerful tools with which to confront the issue of grad student overwhelm.
Career Diversity is Not Plan B: Thoughts from a PhD Candidate on the Nonfaculty Job Market
September 30, 2019
Not every humanities PhD candidate aspires to be a tenure-track professor. What’s the way forward for these students?
What Are You Waiting For?
September 16, 2019
Are there things you’re not letting yourself do or have until you finish the PhD?
The Big Picture Faculty Job Search
August 16, 2019
The big picture job application is less about writing to rules or processes and more about writing towards a desired outcome.
Enough Advice, Already
August 1, 2019
This fall marks three years since I first started advising doctoral students at Duke. What have I learned?