5 Out of the Field and into the Woods: The PhD as Professional Compass

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword: Toward a Sustainable Future ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Part 1 A Call to Normalize Careers beyond the Academy
6. 1 An Honest Assessment: The State of Graduate Education 3
7. 2 The Liberal Arts at Work The Engaged PhD 10
8. 3 Diverse Careers, the Waning of the Prestige Regime, and the Rise of the Influence Economy in Academic Publishing 24
9. 4 The PhD Adviser-Advisee Relationship Reimagined for the Twenty-First Century 42
10. 5 Out of the Field and into the Woods: The PhD as Professional Compass 55
11. Part 2 Beyond Plan B: Preparing for What’s Next
12. 6 First-Generation Students and the Mission of Graduate Study 75
13. 7 Building Professional Connections in Graduate School 88
14. 8 Building Skill and Career Development Opportunities on Campus for Graduate Students and Postdocs 100
15. 9 Expanding Horizons and Diversifying Skills Transforming Graduate Curriculum 119
16. 10 Reimagining Graduate Pedagogy to Account for Career Diversity 132
17. 11 Preparing for a Digital Humanities Career 142
18. 12 Skill-Building and Thinking about Career Diversity for Graduate Students 160
19. Afterword From Action to Collective Action 176
20. Appendix: Sample Syllabi for Adding Graduate Seminars to Curriculum 191
21. Acknowledgments 199
22. Bibliography 201
23. Notes on Contributors 211
24. Index 217