Your Skills Are Not Transferable
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.
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The Ten Million Dollar Question (Academic Job Searches, 2020)
Just how bad will the academic job market be this fall?
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What Spaces Do You Need?
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.
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Dear Destabilized Writer
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.
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“Giving an A,” or Cultivating Human Connections Online
How can you be both kind and present to everyone you encounter in a virtual space?
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Cultivating Versatility as a Future Faculty Member
If you thought “versatility” was only relevant for nonfaculty job seekers, think again.
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Team-Teaching the Humanities at a Community College
The opportunity to team-teach with a Durham Tech faculty member provided doctoral student Maggie McDowell with unusually rich and multifaceted pedagogical training.
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Navigating Hierarchical Relationships in Graduate School
Not sure how to ask your advisor for something you need? Some tips on managing up and showing up.
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Reflections on My Summer Internship at UNC Press
History PhD student Siobhan Barco reflects on how a self-designed summer internship with UNC Press broadened both her academic and professional horizons.
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Eating, Moving, Resting: Elements of Self-Care
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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