Graduate study for the twenty-first century : how to build an academic career in the humanities / Gregory M. Colón Semenza ; with a foreword by Michael Bérubé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Semenza, Gregory M. Colón, 1972-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States--Graduate work.

Universities and colleges.

Humanities--Study and teaching (Graduate)--United States.

Humanities.

Humanities--Study and teaching (Graduate).

Universities and colleges--Graduate work.

United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 340 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised and updated second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

"Many graduate students continue to be regarded as "apprentices" despite the fact that they are expected to design and teach their own classes, serve on university committees, and conference and publish regularly. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the attrition rate for American Ph.D. programs is at an all-time high, between 40% and 50% (higher for women and minorities). Of those who finish, only one in three will secure tenure-track jobs. These statistics highlight waste: of millions of dollars by universities and of time and energy by students. Rather than teaching graduate students how to be graduate students, then, the guide prepares them for what they really seek: a successful academic career"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780230100336

0230100333

OCLC:

429023991

Publisher Number:

99937011639