Latest posts on the Connected Academics Web site:

1. Sarah G. Wenzel, Bibliographer of Literatures for Europe and the Americas at the University of Chicago, on the life of an academic librarian
2. Jonathan Elmer, Artistic Director of the Chicago Humanities Festival, on the three-week pre-doctoral alt-ac workshop he co-organized
3. Stacy Hartman,…[Read more]

And here’s a must-read: Katina Rogers‘ “Humanities Unbound: Supporting Careers and Scholarship Beyond the Tenure Track,” in the latest Digital Humanities Quarterly. http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/9/1/000198/000198.html

Here’s one from Forbes about the liberal arts degree as the new hot ticket in tech: http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2015/07/29/liberal-arts-degree-tech/

Thanks so much for posting this, Brian! I really appreciate the fact that you stress the importance of faculty making an active effort to destigmatize alternative paths, while at the same time reminding students that they are responsible for crafting their own extra-curricular narrative, one that will help them secure an alternative (and fu…[Read more]

The Connected Academics site is also connected to an active group, in which your participation is welcome and encouraged!

Hi @jrkelly! Thanks for your willingness to consult with students interested in librarianship. I’m sure quite a few will be taking you up on that!

ICYMI, here’s what’s new on the Connected Academics site:

1. Writer Katie Rose Guest Pryal gives advice on how to hustle, or value one’s own worth, in the aftermath of graduate school.

2. A video from Kelly Anne Brown, assistant director of Connected Academics partner institution UCHRI, on the transition from grad student to university…[Read more]

It has been a year since Claire Oberon García asked members of this forum to introduce themselves, a year in which the forum’s membership has doubled. I would like to invite you all once again to introduce yourselves to the group, and to use this forum to share calls for papers, works in progress or completed papers (see the articles on Aimé C…[Read more]

I just want to reiterate what @stacy_hartman said above. Informational interviews (or, if you prefer, taking someone to coffee) are an absolutely crucial part of the job search. Particularly if carried out before there is a specific job opening that might interest you, they give you an opportunity to get a low-stakes feel for a company’s work…[Read more]