Events
PhD+ Event
PhD+ Workshop – Stories from the Field
Virtual EventWhile humanities doctoral programs tend to focus on training students for tenure track faculty positions, many PhDs pursue jobs outside of a university setting. According to the UC Humanities Research Institute’s recent report, Stories from the Field, more than a quarter of UC humanities doctoral alumni reported that they did not seek a tenure track […]
PhD+ Workshop – Publishing
Virtual EventAs co-editors of the recently published special issue of Critical Ethnic Studies on Borderland Regimes and Resistance in Global Perspective, we invite you to join us for a workshop focused on academic journal article publishing. We will cover: adapting elements from your dissertation into journal articles; creating your own publication pipeline; navigating the journal submission, […]
PhD+ Workshop – Careers in Academic Publishing, featuring Mellon University Press Diversity Fellows
Virtual EventJoin the 2021 cohort of the Mellon University Press Diversity Fellowship to hear more about their career trajectories in publishing. The six panelists will discuss topics including their experiences in graduate school, their journeys into the academic publishing world, and their broader experiences with careers beyond the tenure track. A moderated question and answer period […]
Digital Humanities Workshop Series: Digital Mapping
Virtual EventJoin us for the second meeting of the Digital Humanities Workshop series 2022 — “Digital Mapping” — on March 4 from 1-2 PM. The workshop will explore an open-source geospatial analysis tool, Kepler.gl, to create maps to support research and pedagogy. In the hour-long workshop, you will get hands-on experience creating interactive maps such as line maps, arc maps, […]
PhD+ Workshop – THI Public Fellowship Information Session
Virtual EventCurious about becoming a THI Public Fellow? Not sure how to find the right partner organization? If you're thinking about applying your expertise in the public sphere or exploring career opportunities beyond academia, then you may be interested in THI's Public Fellowship program. Public fellowships provide opportunities for doctoral students in the Humanities to contribute […]
PhD+ Workshop – Introduction to Digital Humanities
Virtual EventJoin us for the first meeting of the Digital Humanities Workshop series 2022 to learn about what digital humanities means, how digital tools empower humanities scholarship, the role of technology in higher education as a tool of communication and research as well as an expressive and creative medium, and the new opportunities and career […]
PhD+ Workshop – Psychology of Writing
Virtual and In PersonLearn about the VOCES Graduate Writing Center (for graduate students only) and how to overcome psychological barriers and start writing! This workshop will be led by Andrea Seeger (Director VOCES Graduate Writing Center). The Division of Graduate Studies' professional communication workshop on the "Psychology of Writing" is co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute as part of […]
PhD+ Workshop – Teaching at California Community Colleges
Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesA panel discussion with current and recent instructors at California Community Colleges, who are all UC Santa Cruz graduate student alumni, including: Beth Au, Moderator Director California Community Colleges Registry Francesca (Chesa) Caparas, Panelist M.A. Literature English Professor and Faculty Coordinator, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies De Anza College Sarah Gerhardt, Panelist Ph.D. Chemistry Chemistry […]
PhD+ Workshop – Interviewing and Negotiating Salary
Virtual EventPractice Mock Interviews and Salary Negotiations. This workshop will be led by Veronica Heiskell, Ph.D. (Associate Director of Experiential Learning and Student Employment, Career Success). The Division of Graduate Studies' professional communication workshop on "Interviewing and Negotiating Salary" is co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute as part of our 2021-2022 PhD+ series. Workshops presented by the […]
PhD+ Workshop – Publishing in Academia
Virtual and In PersonLearn how to publish scholarly work, from finding and evaluating a publisher to negotiating the publication contract and navigating copyright. This workshop will be led by Martha Stuit (Scholarly Communication Librarian, University Library) and Erich van Rijn (Director of Journals and Open Access, UC Office of Scholarly Communication, UC Press). The Division of Graduate Studies' […]