Enough Advice, Already
August 1, 2019
This fall marks three years since I first started advising doctoral students at Duke. What have I learned?
Let’s Talk about Money
May 28, 2019
We don’t talk about salary enough when discussing post-graduate school careers. Here are a few things to consider.
Navigating Professional Uncertainty
May 3, 2019
How do you deal with the psychological toll of constant waiting and worrying over how “things will turn out”?
Teaching as Public Scholarship
April 23, 2019
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
April 9, 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
April 8, 2019
Thoughts on the 2018 VH@Duke Academic Job Search Summer Advising Group.
Four Principles to Building a Professional Network
March 26, 2019
Takeaways from a recent conversation about conversation at the Humanities Unbounded Microworlds Lab.
Follow Your Energy
March 11, 2019
Feeling overwhelmed by All The Things you can (or should) do as a graduate student? Some field-tested advice for when decision fatigue sets in.
Channels and Challenges of Public Scholarship
February 25, 2019
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
February 12, 2019
Findings and recommendations from a Duke initiative to plot a course for Ph.D. training in the 21st Century.
