Doctoral Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the MLA Convention
byBy Sara Wilson On the Wednesday night before this year’s MLA Annual Convention in Philadelphia, I realized that my husband was laughing at me….
By Sara Wilson On the Wednesday night before this year’s MLA Annual Convention in Philadelphia, I realized that my husband was laughing at me….
By Brian Pietras I went to graduate school in the humanities because I like thinking about things that the wider world often deems odd…
By Will Fenton Before November, I had never been called a race traitor. Canvassing for the Clinton campaign in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood, I…
By Carolyn Ureña After college, I spent a year working in consumer marketing for an international beauty company, where I learned, among many things,…
The MLA Career Exploration Activity Packet is designed to help you work through some of the more common blocks and obstacles to exploring a wide range of humanities careers. The three activities walk you through the process of learning what you have to offer, thinking about what types of work are out there, and creating a plan for your next steps. While these activities won’t give you all the answers, they’re designed to get you thinking.
In the fifth installment of our Connected Conversations series, Bennett Donovan, practice manager of Managed Services at Blackbaud, talks about how he went from history PhD to data-management specialist, how he uses his PhD in his current position, and what he sees as the most important and enjoyable aspect of his job.
In the third installment of our Connected Conversations series, Rachel Bernard, program officer at the American Council of Learned Societies, talks about a typical workday, how she uses the research and communications skills she gained from her PhD, and what she thinks graduate students can do to prepare for life outside the academy.
A conversation with Katina Rogers, deputy director of the Futures Initiative and HASTAC@CUNY.
Interested in pursuing a career outside or adjacent to the academy, but no idea where to start? 2015–16 proseminar fellow Dr. Sarah Goldberg made a handy primer and resource guide that will help you on your way!
By Parfait Kouacou I was delighted to see recently that my institution, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, will be launching…