Lessons from the MLA Career Development Boot Camp: “Alt-Ac” is not so “Alt” after all
byConnected Academics Career Development Boot Camp Fellow Molly Appel on why we shouldn’t divide jobs into “ac” and “alt-ac.”
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What Counts as Experience? Diversity as an Asset
byBy Carolyn Ureña This was my first year attending the MLA convention as a Connected Academics representative, and I was encouraged by the number…
Reimagining Graduate Scholarship: The Emergence of Paid Internships
byBy Parfait Kouacou I was delighted to see recently that my institution, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, will be launching…
Unexpectedly Useful: A New Look at the PhD; or, How I’ve Learned to Appreciate My Degree
by“It was liberating to realize that through our doctoral studies we are gaining experiences and skills that will help us pursue exciting careers in the nonacademic world,” says proseminar fellow Malkah Bressler. “It felt even better to learn how to translate our experiences into terms that will make us competitive job applicants.”
From Academia to Diplomacy: Far-Reaching Possibilities
byRetired diplomat and Education PhD Michael D. Orlansky on why a career in the Foreign Service could be ideal for graduates of languages and literature.
Going “Big-Ac”: Developing New Language for a New Career Path
byIn this post, Connected Academics proseminar fellow Manoah Finston argues that we should avoid the binary norms suggested by the terms “alt-” and “post-” ac and opt for “big-ac”—which he describes as “using my academic training anywhere, and everywhere, I can”—instead.
Do You Want to Help Reinvent the PhD in the Humanities?
byOur partners at Georgetown University invite faculty members, graduate students, administrators, and alt-ac professionals concerned about the future of doctoral education in the humanities to join their region-wide Reinvent the Humanities Ph.D. Retreat on 23 and 24 October.
At University of Miami, Graduate Stipends Extend Beyond Teaching
byAn innovative program at the University of Miami allows some students to replace teaching assistantships with library, communications, digital humanities, and other experience—and keep the stipend, too.