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A Graduate Student’s Guide to Managing Change
Dinuka Gunaratne and Roshni Rao offer advice for handling all the new academic demands and social dynamics, so you can actually thrive through transformation.
Mental Health and Career Transitions
Grad students and postdocs about to embark on a job search can sustain their well-being by taking a holistic approach, write Pallavi Eswara and Lauren Lyon.
Creating the Job
Nana Lee offers advice on how to obtain a position based on your interest, values, skills and life situation, even if it doesn’t exist right now.
Lead Without Shrinking
Too often, women must second-guess our well-earned authority, minimize our accomplishments or dim our light to make others comfortable, writes Roshni Rao.
Realizing Resilience as a Graduate Student
Doing so leads to successful transitions throughout their career, as well as helps them cope more effectively with life in general, writes Rhonda Sutton.
What Do You Need to Reach a New Career Stage?
It’s important to know the specific competencies required, write Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan, Mark Kaloko, Connor Ferguson and Tithi Basu Mallik.
Transforming Doctoral Education for the Future of Work
Roshni Rao and Tyler Sluder describe how experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and advanced technology can prepare Ph.D.s to thrive.
A Joyful Career Option for Scholars
Foundation program officers offer insights on everything from where disciplines are going to how to fit a narrative to a grant opportunity, writes Victoria McGovern.