Stacy Hartman
Stacy Hartman earned her PhD in German Studies from Stanford University in 2015. While at Stanford, she ran speaker series related to alternative careers for humanities PhDs, the public humanities, and humanities education. She also wore a number of hats that let her try out different types of connected careers within the university, such as academic adviser, academic skills coach, teaching consultant, and instructional designer. She holds an MA in German from the University of Manchester and a BA in Literature and Feminist Studies from the University of California-Santa Cruz. She is thrilled to be serving now as the Project Coordinator for Connected Academics, and she welcomes all questions and inquiries about the program at shartman@mla.org.
Helping Students Prepare for Humanities Careers: Recommendations for Faculty Members
This one-page tip sheet contains recommendations applicable to faculty members working with students at any stage in their educations.
Introduction: Toward a More Sustainable Model of Humanities Graduate Education
The introduction to the tool kit provides relevant statistics on post-PhD employment in language and literature fields.
Module 1: Mapping Your Resources
This module guides you through taking stock of what resources are available to you locally, both on campus and off.
Module 2: Engaging Your Most Valuable Resource: Alumni
This module contains suggestions for tracking and building relationships with your program’s alumni.
Module 3: Starting the Conversation with Students
This module provides concrete suggestions and sample language for starting and sustaining a conversation with your students about their career paths, from recruitment day to the dissertation and graduation.
Module 4: Starting the Conversation with Faculty Members and Administration
This module tackles the critical task of beginning a conversation about PhD careers with colleagues and contains suggestions for managing conversations with deans and other administrators.
Module 5: Changing Departmental Culture through Curriculum
This module addresses larger issues around long-term change, including admissions practices, current course offerings, and the dissertation.
Preparing for Life Outside the Academy: A Primer and Resource Guide
This primer provides suggestions for how to gain professional experience and prepare for a possible career outside the academy.
Transferable Skills and Résumé Writing for Humanities PhDs
The MLA’s documents on transferable skills and résumé writing for humanities PhDs are meant to help students identify their skill sets and describe them in ways that make sense to potential employers.