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.
Can You Hear Me Now?
August 7, 2018
Getting team communications right made the difference for two graduate students’ experience on a Story+ project with Left of Black.
Design Thinking, Ed Tech, and the Humanities PhD Student
July 31, 2018
Two Duke humanities PhD students reflect on their recent experiences in an Ed Tech course in the Duke Summer Doctoral Academy, the methodological questions it raised, and what they took away.
Design Thinking, Ed Tech, and the (Doctoral) Academy
July 23, 2018
One course in the Duke Summer Doctoral Academy had five days to show Ph.D. students the connection between design thinking and graduate school. See how it went.
7 Tips to a Better Teaching Statement (And One Thing to Do Right Now)
July 16, 2018
It’s never too early for graduate students to start reflecting on and documenting their teaching experiences, even if the job search is still a few years away.
