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.
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Resource: Transferable Skills and How to Talk about Them
byConnected Academics project coordinator Stacy Hartman introduces two downloadable documents to help job seekers in the humanities identify their skill sets and describe them in ways that make sense to potential employers.
Grad School: An Ode instead of an Elegy?
byConnected Academics proseminar fellow Catherine Burton posits that strategic optimism about the experience of graduate school will bring both personal and professional rewards.
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.