A group for MLA members interested in exploring the full spectrum of Connected Academics careers. A space for discussion and debate.
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Brian Pietras edited the post Feral Humanism in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 1 month, 1 week agoI went to graduate school in the humanities because I like thinking about things that the wider world often deems odd and esoteric—medieval relics, Renaissance poetry, convents—but also, I suspect, because of the pleasures of telos. As I learned early on in graduate school, telos derives from the Greek word for “end” or “goal,”…[Read more]
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Janine M. Utell started the topic CELJ professional development/mentoring opportunity: Chat with an Editor in the discussion
Connected Academics on MLA Commons 9 months agoSharing in my role of Secretary of CELJ…please disseminate widely to graduate students and ECRs… ~ Janine Utell
The Council of Editors of Learned Journals is hosting its annual Chat with an Editor program, in an expanded edition and in conjunction with the virtual Modern Language Association Convention. The Chat provides 20-minute time…[Read more]
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William Nichols deposited At the Crossroads: Learning to Speak the (Foreign) Language of Higher Education Leadership in the group
Connected Academics on MLA Commons 1 year, 3 months agoMore than ten years have passed since the 2007 MLA Ad Hoc Committee of Foreign Languages report recommended structural and curricular change initiatives to counteract the growing crisis in postsecondary world language education. Almost a decade earlier, Heidi Byrnes had already expounded on the need to replace persistent bifurcated curricular…[Read more]
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Yevgenya Strakovsky started the topic New Job: Higher Ed for the public in Atlanta in the discussion
Connected Academics on MLA Commons 2 years, 6 months agoHello, Connected Academics! My name is Jenny Strakovsky. Stacy Hartman and I have worked closely together on many projects during and since our grad school days. You and I may have met at the MLA Convention. I’m a huge fan of Connected Academics. 🙂
Today I want to share a job opening with you! I work at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta…[Read more]
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Stacy Hartman edited the post 2019 MLA Convention Highlights: Possible Futures Career Fair and More in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThis year, Connected Academics will again sponsor an array of activities at the MLA convention. We hope you will join us for vigorous discussions of issues related to the project, including graduate education reform, PhD career directions, and the value of the humanities in the workplace. Connected Academics events are intended not only for…[Read more]
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Shashi Bhusan Nayak started the topic Help Us Brainstorm in the discussion
Connected Academics on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoAs we at GS AutoFiction continue to expand our online initiatives, we’d like to hear from you about how we can best use this platform. Do you have ideas for posts relevant to the autofiction community and discipline? Who should we talk to? Do you want to guest post for us? Let us know!
1- What pressing issues in the field of Autofiction s…[Read more]
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Matthew John Phillips edited the post Toward a More Generous Future in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 2 months agoDuring the 2017 MLA Annual Convention in New York City, I had the pleasure of participating in the inaugural Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp. An offshoot of the New York City Proseminar on Careers, the boot camp was a four-day intensive workshop for exploring career opportunities beyond academia.…[Read more]
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 5: Changing Departmental Culture through Curriculum in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis module addresses larger issues around long-term change, including admissions practices, current course offerings, and the dissertation.
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Last Updated: June 2018.
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 4: Starting the Conversation with Faculty Members and Administration in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis module tackles the critical task of beginning a conversation about PhD careers with colleagues and contains suggestions for managing conversations with deans and other administrators.
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Last Updated: June 2018.
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 3: Starting the Conversation with Students in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis module provides concrete suggestions and sample language for starting and sustaining a conversation with your students about their career paths, from recruitment day to the dissertation and graduation.
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Last Updated: June 2018.
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 2: Engaging Your Most Valuable Resource: Alumni in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis module contains suggestions for tracking and building relationships with your program’s alumni. Although many PhDs who leave the academy lose touch with their departments, this module will help programs keep alumni engaged.
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Last Updated: June 2018.
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 1: Mapping Your Resources in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis module guides you through taking stock of what resources are available to you locally, both on campus and off. There are many wheels that you need not reinvent, and this module will help guide you to them.
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Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Doctoral Student Career Planning: A Guide for PhD Programs and Faculty Members in English and Other Modern Languages in the group
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Last Updated: June 2018.
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Stacy Hartman edited the post Introduction: Toward a More Sustainable Model of Humanities Graduate Education in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThe introduction to the tool kit provides relevant statistics on post-PhD employment in language and literature fields.
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Last Updated: June 2018.
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Molly Appel edited the post Lessons from the MLA Career Development Boot Camp: “Alt-Ac” is not so “Alt” after all in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 7 months agoBy Molly Appel
It’s amazing how quickly a group of 25 strangers can become a trusted community. As Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp Fellows, we had all come from different institutions, and we represented a wide range of literary and linguistic fields. But we all came ready to ask questions about shaping our futures. Thanks to t…[Read more]
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Natalie Berkman edited the post Rethinking the Dissertation in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 7 months agoFor our second session, the Connected Academics proseminar fellows visited Ithaka S+R, a nonprofit higher education think tank in Manhattan. While discussing how to apply for jobs outside the academy with the panelists, we were advised not to speak too much about our dissertations in cover letters or interviews.
This…[Read more]
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Amanda Lerner edited the post The Right Resources for the Job You Want: Preparing for a Career at a Community College in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 7 months agoTime is a valuable commodity in graduate school. We all have competing obligations and opportunities, and the question of how to use our time to best prepare for the next stage of our careers is a critical one.
Time was a recurring theme when the Connected Academics proseminar cohort visited LaGuardia Community College in…[Read more]
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Katina Rogers deposited Going Public: How and Why to Develop a Digital Scholarly Identity in the group
Connected Academics on MLA Commons 3 years, 8 months agoEstablishing a meaningful digital identity is essential to managing one’s scholarly and professional reputation. This workshop addresses ways to cultivate an online identity and offers guidance on “going public” using tools and strategies for building a community around your work. Topics include social media, writing for different audiences, perso…[Read more]
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Carolyn Urena edited the post Five Tips for Live-Tweeting a Conference in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 9 months agoIn January 2017 I had a great time live-tweeting the Connected Academics sessions at the 2017 MLA Annual Convention. Not only did the experience help me remain more actively engaged in the conference, but I also gained a new appreciation for the kinds of networking opportunities afforded by Twitter. Through live-tweeting,…[Read more]
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Nicky Agate edited the post 2015–16 and 2016–17 Proseminar Cohorts in the group
Connected Academics: on MLA Commons 3 years, 10 months agoThe 2015–16 Proseminar Cohort
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Chelsea Adewunmi is a doctoral candidate in the English Department at Princeton University, where she focuses on performance studies, material culture, and twentieth-century American literature. Her dissertation explores the triangulation of text, textile, and texture in sartorial pe…[Read more] - Load More
