Alford, Robert, “How senior academics can help Ph.D.s find more jobs outside higher ed in light of the pandemic (opinion),” Inside Higher Ed (May 2020)
"Career Diversity Is a Process, Not an Identity," Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, University of Iowa (October 2020)
Cassuto, Leonard, "Can You Train Your Ph.D.s for Diverse Careers When You Don’t Have One?" Chronicle of Higher Education (August 2018)
Dalgleish, Melissa, “Supporting Your Supervisees in Career Exploration,” Inside Higher Ed (February 2019)
Duckles, Beth M., “What Departments Can Do to Support Post-Ac PhD Students, Part 1” and “What Departments Can Do to Support Post-Ac PhD Students, Part 2,” Medium (July 2018)
Lay, Jenna, “Job Market Advice – for Faculty,” Chronicle of Higher Education (October 2015)
Machulak, Erica, "Professionalizing Ph.D.s by Honoring Skills They Already Have," Inside Higher Ed (September 2020)
Marcus, Sharon, “Scenes from the Life of a Graduate Advisor,” Chronicle of Higher Education (September 2015)
Sablan, Jaye and Bill Mahoney, "Reframing the Individual Development Plan," Inside Higher Ed (January 2022)
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National Association Resources
Below are noncurricular resources, curated by and for specific disciplines, that can assist faculty in providing broad and timely career development support for students and program alumni:
- American Historical Association: Career Diversity Faculty Resources (examples of innovations in History PhD program courses and a description of “the 5 transferable skills” that History PhD programs can help students cultivate to broaden career preparation) and Where Historians Work
- American Musicological Society: AMA Best Practices in Digital Scholarship
- American Anthropological Association: Working Group on Non Tenure-Track Employment in Anthropology (online community)
- American Philosophical Association: Beyond Academia: Professional Opportunities for Philosophers
- Linguistic Society of America: Career & Professional Development Resources
- Modern Language Association: Doctoral Student Career Planning: A Guide for PhD Programs and Faculty Members in English and Other Modern Languages
- Phil Skills (Philosophy): an independent, online collection of stories and resources related to Philosophy PhDs and work beyond the academy
Additional Career Resources
Inclusive Language
Cassuto, Leonard, "What Do You Mean, 'Job'?" Chronicle of Higher Education (August 2017)
“Inclusive Language to Talk About Humanities Careers,” pages 7-8 in Promising Practices in Humanities PhD Professional Development, Council of Graduate Schools (September 2017)
Paulas, John, “To a Revolutionary Degree: Power to the PhDs,” Public Seminar (December 2017)
"Shaping New Narratives about PhD Careers: A Communications Resource to Advocate for Career Diversity," PhD Career Pathways, Council of Graduate Schools (2020)
Shereda, Gina, “‘Academic’ Means More Than Tenure Track,” Inside HigherEd (April 2020)