Know Your Audience: Career Services and the Graduate Student Demographic
byBy Carolyn Ureña After college, I spent a year working in consumer marketing for an international beauty company, where I learned, among many things,…
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MLA Career Exploration Activity Packet: Skills Self-Assessment, Job Ad Analysis, and Next Steps
byThe 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.
Connected Academics Proseminar Syllabus 2015–16
byInterested in attending or replicating our New York City Proseminar? Here you’ll find the syllabus and schedule for 2015–16.
Doctoral Candidates and PhDs in Languages and Literatures: Are You Curious about Career Options outside Academia?
byApply for the MLA’s 2016–17 Connected Academics proseminar in New York City!
What Is the New York City Proseminar?
byEach academic year until 2018, the MLA is running a proseminar on careers for twenty graduate students and recent PhD recipients in the New York City area. Proseminar participants explore the full range of careers open to humanities PhDs, from tenure-track positions to employment in business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Meet the 2015-16 Connected Academics Fellows!
byWe are delighted to introduce our inaugural cohort of Connected Academics proseminar fellows.
Reflections on Reading 245 Connected Academics Proseminar Applications
byConnected Academics project coordinator Stacy Hartman reflects on the difficult process of selecting this year’s cohort of 20 proseminar fellows from a pool of 245 applicants.
Apply for the Connected Academics Proseminar in New York City
byAre you curious about career options outside of academia?
Apply for the MLA’s 2015–16 Connected Academics proseminar in New York City!