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Your Skills Are Not Transferable

Posted on July 9, 2021July 12, 2021 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

At least, not in the way you might think. Ashton Merck (PhD ’20, History) shares her take on “transferable skills” after a year of job searching.

Posted in Alumni, Perspectives, Uncategorized
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The Ten Million Dollar Question (Academic Job Searches, 2020)

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

Just how bad will the academic job market be this fall?

Posted in Perspectives, Uncategorized
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What Spaces Do You Need?

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

This reflection springs from a series of pandemic summer conversations I had with Duke doctoral students, and a key takeaway: We need three spaces in which to do our best work.

Posted in Perspectives, UncategorizedTagged coaching, Mentoring
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Dear Destabilized Writer

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

Struggling to keep writing in the time of Coronavirus? Doctoral candidates Nicole Gaglia and Kelly Tang offer a reflection and resources to help you regain momentum.

Posted in Uncategorized
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“Giving an A,” or Cultivating Human Connections Online

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

How can you be both kind and present to everyone you encounter in a virtual space?

Posted in Uncategorized
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Cultivating Versatility as a Future Faculty Member

Posted on March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

If you thought “versatility” was only relevant for nonfaculty job seekers, think again.

Posted in Perspectives, Resources, Uncategorized
Margaret McDowell

Team-Teaching the Humanities at a Community College

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

The opportunity to team-teach with a Durham Tech faculty member provided doctoral student Maggie McDowell with unusually rich and multifaceted pedagogical training.

Posted in Perspectives, Uncategorized

Navigating Hierarchical Relationships in Graduate School

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

Not sure how to ask your advisor for something you need? Some tips on managing up and showing up.

Posted in Perspectives, Resources, Uncategorized
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Reflections on My Summer Internship at UNC Press

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

History PhD student Siobhan Barco reflects on how a self-designed summer internship with UNC Press broadened both her academic and professional horizons.

Posted in Perspectives, Profiles, Uncategorized
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Eating, Moving, Resting: Elements of Self-Care

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

Sustained, deep intellectual work can be rough on your body and spirit. A few ideas to counteract “brain in a bottle” syndrome.

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