Note Taking in Graduate School

Some useful information from the "gradhacker" column in Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/note-taking-graduate-school

Get Your Ph.D. Without the Hassle, Thanks to Stephen Colbert

From the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/get-your-ph-d-without-the-hassle-thanks-to-stephen-colbert/104851?cid=gs&utm_source=gs&utm_medium=en

Grad students are looking for university support to help prepare them for careers outside the professoriate.

Another article from University Affairs.

Skills that PhDs need for their job is a critical issue for universities

See this article from University Affairs

Grad Student Members Needed for the GSLI Committee

We’re currently seeking two new student members for the GSLI at either the Master’s level or Ph.D. level. We need one person from the Humanities and one from the Sciences, and one of the two new members should be an international student who speaks English as a second or additional language. If you’re interested in services for grad students, or you’re thinking about a career in academia and would like some committee experience with a group that’s friendly, informal, and most importantly functional, then please consider joining us – we meet about three times each semester. You must be available to attend at least two of these fall meetings: Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10am; Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 2:30pm; and Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 9:30am. Email gsli@uoguelph.ca and be sure to include your level and department.

PhD student experience “dehumanizing,” says ASHE president-elect

Studying for a PhD can be a “dehumanizing” and “humiliating” experience, according to Scott Thomas, President-Elect of the US Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). In his recent talk at the annual conference of the UK Council for Graduate Education, Thomas highlighted the need for greater socialization and social support systems for graduate students. While he admits that doctoral programs “should be a challenging experience,” Thomas added that these programs are “needlessly isolating” in their disregard for promoting social relations between their students.

From Times Higher Education

From academica top ten on June 4, 2015:

"According to Conference Board of Canada data, less than 20% of PhD graduates find careers as tenure-track professors. However, this may not mean that universities are producing too many PhD graduates. Conference Board researcher Daniel Munro says that "if the purpose of a PhD is to train people for academia, then we produce way too many. By contrast, if you think the purpose of a PhD is to produce advanced researchers, then ... maybe we produce just the right amount." Munro suggests that the problem is not the number of PhDs, but that many PhDs are not well-prepared for careers outside of academia. Moreover, misconceptions held by many employers may make them reluctant to hire PhDs."

 Good thing you've got the GSLI!