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UM / User's Manual to the Humanities
The Center for the Humanities welcomes graduate students for our series: UM / User's Manual to the Humanities! Join us to learn from other graduate students and from faculty about strategies for navigating graduate school while preparing for your career!
Thursday, September 18 @ 5:00 - 6:30pm (ON ZOOM)
“What Else Might Be Out There? Exploring Career Diversity with Recent UM Humanities PhDs”
Discussion with Jake Brannum, PhD | Marcia Fanti Negri, PhD | Tarika Sankar, PhD
Taking grad seminars, prepping for qualifying exams, dissertating—we all know it’s a lot! At the same time, we also know it’s important to think about jobs that might not look exactly like your advisor’s. So please join us for an informal but highly informative conversation about alternative careers with recent UM Humanities PhDs who are pursuing them.
to register for this Workshop by Tuesday, September 16. You will receive the meeting's Zoom link by Wednesday, September 17.
About the Discussion Leaders:
Jake Brannum, PhD | Repayment Specialist, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation -- California-Great Basin Region."I finished my PhD at UM in August 2024 knowing I wanted to leave academia and pursue employment outside of the education industry. I spent a few months applying for Federal and California State jobs in the Sacramento area after I graduated, got the interview for this job in December 2024, then was hired by Reclamation in January 2025. I'm still fairly new to my role as a Repayment Specialist and have no plans to change positions at this time."
Marcia Fanti Negri, PhD | Literary Cultural and Linguistic Studies from University of Miami / MA and PhD in Linguistics (Brazil). "I am Currently employed at Ransom Everglades School teaching Portuguese and Spanish at the Middle School. Because of my training in Applied Linguistics and as a Language Teacher, teaching is my sweet spot. It is what I feel most confident about and what I know that can do well without struggling."
Tarika Sankar, PhD | Digital Humanities Librarian, Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University. I completed my PhD in English at the University of Miami in 2023, with a concentration in Caribbean Studies and certificate in Digital Humanities. Immediately following graduation, I began the position of Digital Humanities Librarian in the Center for Digital Scholarship, which is part of the library at Brown University.
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Wednesday, October 22 @ 12:00 - 1:30pm | Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B | Lunch with RSVP
”So, What (Else) Should I be Doing? Professional Development during Grad School"
We all know that a good dissertation and good teaching experience are key credentials on the academic job market. But what other things? Should I write that book review? Should I post stuff? What matters, and what maybe matters less? And when should I do what? We'll talk about this with some younger faculty members and senior dissertators who can speak from recent experience.
to register for this Workshop (and lunch) by Thursday, October 16. We ask for early registration to plan for room set-up and catering.
Wednesday, November 19 @ 12:00 - 1:30pm | Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B | Lunch with RSVP
“Putting Myself out There: Getting Ready to Apply for Academic Jobs”
So I’m almost done with the dissertation and getting ready to apply for academic jobs. When and where do I search? What should my CV look like? What about that letter of application? Some faculty members with recent experience of the job market – both as candidates and as search-committee members – will give a few pointers and answer your questions.
to register for this Workshop (and lunch) by Thursday, November 13. We ask for early registration to plan for room set-up and catering.
