Navigating Professional Uncertainty
How do you deal with the psychological toll of constant waiting and worrying over how “things will turn out”?
Author: John Zhu
Teaching as Public Scholarship
The History Department is revamping its pedagogy training for Ph.D. students around the idea that teaching is translation.
11 Ph.D. Students Named VH@Duke Interns for 2019
The internships provide Duke doctoral students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences exposure to work experiences, organizations, and professions relevant to their scholarly interests.
Why Taking the Plunge “Early” Into the Academic Job Market is Worthwhile
Thoughts on the 2018 VH@Duke Academic Job Search Summer Advising Group.
Four Principles to Building a Professional Network
Takeaways from a recent conversation about conversation at the Humanities Unbounded Microworlds Lab.
Channels and Challenges of Public Scholarship
Two Ph.D. students discuss what they learned about engaging broader audiences in a hands-on course about public scholarship.
Reimagining Doctoral Education at Duke
Findings and recommendations from a Duke initiative to plot a course for Ph.D. training in the 21st Century.
Archival Expeditions, Unexpected Discoveries
Peer mentoring, public scholarship, and connecting with other areas of Duke were just a few of the benefits of a research collaboration between two history Ph.D. students fostered by a Rubenstein Library initiative.
Let’s Talk about Nonacademic Jobs
PhD students shouldn’t feel like they need to hide when talking about nonacademic jobs. How can we foster a climate where these conversations aren’t a big deal?
Not your Grandma’s MLA (or AHA)
With both organizations’ annual conventions in Chicago at the same time next month, you won’t be able to go to every session. Here are some VH@Duke recommendations to help you plan.