How to Survive Graduate School
As a new semester begins, it is a good time to reflect on the practices that students – particularly graduate students – need to survive and even thrive. Graduate programs are designed to make you part...
View ArticleWhy a Conference Paper is Usually Just a Conference Paper
[Today's guest post is from my Baylor history colleague Dr. Beth Allison Barr. You can follow Dr. Barr @bethallisonnbarr] We academic types have all been there. Piecing together funding grants and last...
View ArticleThere And Back Again: Advice For History PhD Students
I am afraid of heights. I first realized it when I was 16. I had hiked with my sister and father to the top of Lone Mountain near Big Sky, Montana. It was a 9 mile hike from the base, and the last 2.8...
View ArticleSurviving the Academic Job Market: Two Baylor History Success Stories
It is difficult to achieve a full-time faculty appointment in History. A 2017 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education ran with the straightforward title: History Jobs Flat: Teaching jobs for...
View ArticleSurviving the Academic Job Market Part 2: Interviewing Well
I have served on academic faculty since 2003. I have participated in a LOT of job searches–believe you me. I have watched candidates perform exceptionally well during interviews, and I have watched...
View ArticleHow To Get Into A History PhD Program
It is the most nerve-wracking time of the year. PhD hopefuls have uploaded finely-honed applications to their top choice doctoral programs and clicked submit. Now the waiting game begins. By...
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