Concerned about the job market? We're putting together a session (or two) on that! In the meantime, check out "Staying Positive" about the transferable skills of a Ph.D.:

"The fact remains that universities and colleges are still admitting graduate students to study history and are still training them to read, research, and write to a very high standard. Graduate students still get teaching experience, we still learn how to organize our time effectively, how to argue cogently and coherently and to condense vast amounts of information into digestible bites fit for any palate. We also learn to speak foreign languages."

HAPPY HOUR, Oct. 8th @ 4PM

Please join us for the next Teaching and Learning event and our first happy hour of the season on Oct. 8th at 4:00 pm! We'll be hearing from Dr. Randall Styers on professional development, from matters of credential-building as Ph.D. students to the challenges of being on the job market.

As a Duke alum and UNC professor (Religious Studies), Dr. Styers has first-hand experience with Ph.D. work at Duke and has become well-acquainted with a number of academic institutions; he has successfully mentored many doctoral students in their development into professional members of the field.  Bring your questions, your anxieties and your selves and we'll bring the beer and wine!

Please fill out the doodle poll to RSVP by Friday, Oct. 4th. http://doodle.com/4dprn9k5ravhedht