Assembling Your Search Party (Part I): Academic Jobs
November 12, 2018
Which texts (beyond The Professor Is In) and people should you consult when you are preparing your academic job search materials?
Learning the Art of Storytelling through Exhibit Curation
November 6, 2018
Working on an exhibit about Durham in World War I helped one VH@Duke intern hone her skills for disseminating history to a broader audience.
False Starts, Real Stories, and New Possibilities
October 30, 2018
A Ph.D. candidate in Romance Studies shares what he encountered during his Versatile Humanists at Duke Internship in Bologna.
Crafting an Academic Elevator Speech
October 23, 2018
In which we discuss sausage, spaghetti, and (most importantly) how to articulate your emerging scholarly identity.
Infusing Archival Research into the Undergraduate Classroom: What, How and Why
October 16, 2018
A recent Duke musicology Ph.D. shares insights from a Summer Doctoral Academy workshop on teaching with archival material.
Surviving the Conference Mixer: No Bull about It
October 1, 2018
Does the thought of networking at the next academic conference give you sweaty palms? Here are 8 tips that might help.
Navigating “Postdoc Purgatory” (and Helping to Save the Humanities)
September 24, 2018
Scott Muir (Ph.D. ’18 Religion) reflects on the rewards and challenges of an unexpected postdoctoral stint as a researcher for the National Humanities Alliance.
Duke Humanities Ph.D. Alumni, beyond the Academy
September 10, 2018
What do Duke humanities Ph.D.s who don’t pursue academic jobs end up doing? Who are they and can I speak with some?
Graduate School: the First Semester
August 27, 2018
Now that orientation week is over, what should PhD students in the humanities prioritize between now and December?
Start at Your Core: A Note to New Humanities Ph.D. Students
August 20, 2018
Before you get engrossed in your doctoral pursuits, take stock of why you are doing this and what really matters to you.
