Versatile Humanists at Duke

October 16, 2018

Infusing Archival Research into the Undergraduate Classroom: What, How and Why

By: John Zhu

A recent Duke musicology Ph.D. shares insights from a Summer Doctoral Academy workshop on teaching with archival material.

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October 1, 2018

Surviving the Conference Mixer: No Bull about It

By: John Zhu

Does the thought of networking at the next academic conference give you sweaty palms? Here are 8 tips that might help.

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September 24, 2018

Navigating “Postdoc Purgatory” (and Helping to Save the Humanities)

By: John Zhu

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.

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September 10, 2018

Duke Humanities Ph.D. Alumni, beyond the Academy

By: John Zhu

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? 

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August 27, 2018

Graduate School: the First Semester

By: John Zhu

Now that orientation week is over, what should PhD students in the humanities prioritize between now and December?

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August 20, 2018

Start at Your Core: A Note to New Humanities Ph.D. Students

By: John Zhu

Before you get engrossed in your doctoral pursuits, take stock of why you are doing this and what really matters to you.

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August 7, 2018

Can You Hear Me Now?

By: John Zhu

Getting team communications right made the difference for two graduate students’ experience on a Story+ project with Left of Black.

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July 31, 2018

Design Thinking, Ed Tech, and the Humanities PhD Student

By: John Zhu

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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July 23, 2018

Design Thinking, Ed Tech, and the (Doctoral) Academy

By: John Zhu

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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July 16, 2018

7 Tips to a Better Teaching Statement (And One Thing to Do Right Now)

By: John Zhu

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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