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The Next-Generation Humanities PhD: Careers off the Tenure Track

Time: Nov. 2, 2018, 9 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Location: 312 Lyman Hall

Alums and others gather for a half-day of networking with doctoral students interested in alternatives to traditional tenure-track appointments. This event is part of Syracuse University’s Next-Generation Humanities Ph.D. planning project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Registration requested.

Schedule:

9:00–9:30 a.m. Career Horizons for Humanities PhDs- Keynote

Matthew Krumholtz (PhD, English, 2015 - Head of Philanthropic and Strategic Partnerships, Huffington Post; founder, MK Impact)

9:30–10:30 a.m. Panel on Careers with Nonprofits

  • Giovanna Urist (PhD, History, 2016 - Assistant Director of Foundation Relations, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library)
  • Thomas Guiler (PhD, History, 2016 - Manager and Instructor, Academic Programs, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library)
  • Scarlett Rebman (ABD, History - Grants Officer, Humanities New York)

10:45-11:45 a.m. Panel on Careers in Higher Ed
  • Nell Champoux (PhD, Religion, 2016 - Director, Sanzone Center for Catholic Studies and Theological Reflection and Professor of Practice in Religious Studies, Le Moyne College)
  • Deborah Manion (PhD, English, 2010 - Acquisitions Editor, Syracuse University Press)
  • Daniel Olson-Bang (PhD, English, 2015 - Director of Professional and Career Development, The Graduate School, Syracuse University)
  • Anna Siebach-Larsen (PhD, Medieval Studies, 2016 - Director, Rossell Hope Robbins Library & Koller-Collins Center for English Studies, University of Rochester)

11:45-12:45 p.m. Networking lunch

Glenn Wright, The Graduate School