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Author: John Zhu

Navigating Professional Uncertainty

Navigating Professional Uncertainty

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by John Zhu

How do you deal with the psychological toll of constant waiting and worrying over how “things will turn out”?

Posted in Perspectives
Translating teaching

Teaching as Public Scholarship

Posted on April 23, 2019 by John Zhu

The History Department is revamping its pedagogy training for Ph.D. students around the idea that teaching is translation.

Posted in Perspectives
VH@Duke Intern

11 Ph.D. Students Named VH@Duke Interns for 2019

Posted on April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 by John Zhu

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.

Posted in News
Nayak and Sroka

Why Taking the Plunge “Early” Into the Academic Job Market is Worthwhile

Posted on April 8, 2019April 9, 2019 by John Zhu

Thoughts on the 2018 VH@Duke Academic Job Search Summer Advising Group.

Posted in Perspectives
principles for networking

Four Principles to Building a Professional Network

Posted on March 26, 2019 by John Zhu

Takeaways from a recent conversation about conversation at the Humanities Unbounded Microworlds Lab.

Posted in Perspectives
Glover and Strayhorn

Channels and Challenges of Public Scholarship

Posted on February 25, 2019 by John Zhu

Two Ph.D. students discuss what they learned about engaging broader audiences in a hands-on course about public scholarship.

Posted in Perspectives

Reimagining Doctoral Education at Duke

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by John Zhu

Findings and recommendations from a Duke initiative to plot a course for Ph.D. training in the 21st Century.

Posted in Perspectives

Archival Expeditions, Unexpected Discoveries

Posted on February 5, 2019 by John Zhu

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.

Posted in Perspectives

Let’s Talk about Nonacademic Jobs

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by John Zhu

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?

Posted in Perspectives

Not your Grandma’s MLA (or AHA)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by John Zhu

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.

Posted in Perspectives

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