"Lovitts and Wert wrote Developing Quality Dissertations in the Humanities as a guide for both dissertation advisors and graduate students as they work though the dissertation writing process. The text is arranged in booklet format focusing on the intentions of the dissertation,…
"Long seen as proving grounds for professors, PhD programs have begun to shed this singular sense of mission. Prompted by poor placement numbers and guided by the efforts of academic organizations, administrators and faculty are beginning to feel called to equip students for a r…
"Long seen as proving grounds for professors, PhD programs have begun to shed this singular sense of mission. Prompted by poor placement numbers and guided by the efforts of academic organizations, administrators and faculty are beginning to feel called to equip students for a r…
Part 1. A Call to Normalize Careers Beyond the Academy. An Honest Assessment: The State of Graduate Education -- The Liberal Arts at Work: The Engaged PhD -- Diverse Careers, the Waning of the Prestige Regime, and the Rise of the Influence Economy in Academic Publishing -- The P…
"Long seen as proving grounds for professors, PhD programs have begun to shed this singular sense of mission. Prompted by poor placement numbers and guided by the efforts of academic organizations, administrators and faculty are beginning to feel called to equip students for a r…
"Long seen as proving grounds for professors, PhD programs have begun to shed this singular sense of mission. Prompted by poor placement numbers and guided by the efforts of academic organizations, administrators and faculty are beginning to feel called to equip students for a r…
PUTTING THE HUMANITIES PHD TO WORK rethinks the purpose and employment potential of humanities doctoral recipients. As the number of tenure-track faculty lines decrease, and more universities turn to under-paid and contingent adjunct instructors to teach their courses, it may se…
The academic workforce : expectations and realities -- Inclusive systems, vibrant scholarship -- Expanding definitions of scholarly success -- What faculty and advisors can do -- Students : how to put your PhD to work. "PUTTING THE HUMANITIES PHD TO WORK rethinks the purpose an…
"PUTTING THE HUMANITIES PHD TO WORK rethinks the purpose and employment potential of humanities doctoral recipients. As the number of tenure-track faculty lines decrease, and more universities turn to under-paid and contingent adjunct instructors to teach their courses, it may s…