On the Profession is an ongoing workshop series that addresses a variety of topics such as dissertation design, publishing, how to approach the job market (including guidance for preparing materials, mock interviews, and practice job talks), as well as broader conversations about trends and contemporary questions shaping the profession. Goals of the workshops include helping students navigate the transition from graduate school to professional life after the PhD and, among others, engaging more general issues humanities scholars face today.
Workshop Schedule 2017-2018
October 20, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Women in the Academy
Organized by Professors Akiko Tsuchiya (Spanish) & Stephanie Kirk (Spanish).
Tsuchiya & Kirk will be joined by Professors Colette Winn (French) and Stacy Davis (WU PhD in Hispanic Languages & Literatures, 2016, currently at Truman State University)
December 1, 3:30pm-5pm - (Rescheduled for Fall 2018)
How Faculty Do Research
With Professors Javier García Liendo (Spanish) & Julie Singer (French)
January 19, 3:00pm-4:30pm
“Fostering Civil Discourse in the Classroom”
Led by Denise Leonard, PhD,
Associate Director for Graduate-Student and Postdoc Programs at the Teaching Center
March 23, 3pm-5pm
Alt. Ac.
Guests TBA