Can You Hear Me Now?
Getting team communications right made the difference for two graduate students’ experience on a Story+ project with Left of Black.
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Perspectives
Design Thinking, Ed Tech, and the Humanities PhD Student
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.
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Design Thinking, Ed Tech, and the (Doctoral) Academy
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.
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7 Tips to a Better Teaching Statement (And One Thing to Do Right Now)
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.
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Revising the Ph.D. Student, or “Managing Oneself”
As long-held assumptions about academic institutions and careers fall apart, it becomes more important for Ph.D. students to take control of their own professional growth.
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Avoid the Shadow, or Why You Should Care about Your Scholars@Duke Profile
Five reasons to fill out your profile on Duke’s public, searchable database of researchers today.
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“Writing for the Future,” Broadening Possibilities
Ph.D. candidate Laura Jaramillo reflects on how a VH@Duke PhD Innovation grant helped her and fellow students overcome writing obstacles and recognize the value of their academic skills in the wider work world.
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Keeping the Research and Writing Organized (Enough)
Insights from two recent workshops on organizing your research and writing, such as ditching the fantasy of a "clear day" or a "clear desktop."
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Strategic Dissertators and Artful Advisors
Thoughts on advising dissertations and the students who write them, inspired by a recent VH@Duke panel.
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What Do These Recent Humanities PhDs Have in Common?
Three recent Duke PhDs in humanities and humanistic social sciences discuss career satisfaction, work-life balance, and other topics not covered in graduate school.
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