Graduate Education
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Exploring Systemic Racism and the AHA
Angela D. Dillard and Katherine L. French | Nov 23, 2021
During a client-based research seminar, graduate students researched the history of the AHA's leadership, annual meetings, and legitimation of scholarship. -
Bowling Together
Joseph R. Stuart and Jeffrey J. Turner | Sep 23, 2021
Two graduate students write about how their friendship helped them through their PhD program. -
Remote Reflections
Mickell J. Carter | Aug 3, 2021
One graduate student discusses her struggles balancing being a student, teacher, and parent during COVID. -
Remote Reflections
Claire C. Arnold | May 4, 2021
Researching the communication strategies of 19th-century British migrants helped one graduate student make sense of her experience during COVID. -
Terminal Does Not Mean Dead
Lauren Braun-Strumfels and Tim Herbert | Apr 20, 2021
Historians must focus on terminal MA degree holders as part of the larger work of professional development and advocacy. -
Feeling Like an Interloper, But Claiming Space Anyway
Trishula Patel | Mar 4, 2021
Minority graduate students in history programs often find themselves to be the "only one in the room." -
Choose Your Professional Path
Courtney E. Thompson | Feb 10, 2021
A "Choose Your Path" assignment structure encourages graduate students to explore their professional interests while completing historical research. -
Graduate School Is a Foreign Country
Susan Ferber | Feb 4, 2021
When she decided a history graduate program wasn't for her, Oxford University Press editor Susan Ferber took her love of... -
Remote Reflections
Tiana Wilson | Feb 2, 2021
History graduate students working on dissertations during a pandemic must prioritize flexibility, creativity, and collectivity. -
Reconciling Professional Rifts
Beth DeBold | Jan 21, 2021
Historians are rightly quick to note the transferability of a professional historian's skill set, but as with all things, there are limits.
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