Meet the 2019 Career Development Boot Camp Fellows
At its 2019 convention in Chicago, the MLA will offer its second Career Development Boot Camp for current PhD students from across the United…
The Stigma of Silence
By Natalie Berkman Like many graduate students, I realized early on that landing a tenure-track job was far from guaranteed. To ensure that I…
Where is My Warrior-Goddess?: The Search for a Mentor in Graduate School
Proseminar fellow Nicole Gervasio discusses the need for graduate students to have a “career design team”––and to overcome personal hesitations to reframe relationships they already have.
LinkedIn Tips for Humanities PhDs
Connected Academics Project Manager Stacy Hartman offers advice on how PhDs can get the most out of their LinkedIn profiles.
Build Your Own Professional Utopia
Connected Academics Proseminar Fellow Candace Cunard talks about how to build your own professional utopia. Spoiler: You’ll need to pay a lot more attention to your own needs and wants than you’re used to.
What Do You Mean When You Say “PhD”? Or, How to Make a Career Fair Work for You
Connected Academics project manager Stacy Hartman asks what we really mean when we say “PhD”––and discusses the importance of parsing it out for people outside of the profession.
Toward a More Generous Future
Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp fellow Matthew John Phillips discusses the importance of generosity in combatting isolation and insecurity in graduate education.
Lessons from the MLA Career Development Boot Camp: “Alt-Ac” is not so “Alt” after all
Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp Fellow Molly Appel on why we shouldn’t divide jobs into “ac” and “alt-ac.”
2019 MLA Convention Highlights: Possible Futures Career Fair and More
This year, Connected Academics will again sponsor an array of activities at the MLA convention. We hope you will join us for vigorous discussions…
Introducing the 2018 Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp
At its 2018 convention in New York City, the MLA will offer a four-day Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp for current PhD students…