Advice

Interview with Todd Zywicki: Part I

In this Kosmos Podcast, I talk with Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at the George Mason University School of Law, Senior Scholar of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Senior Fellow of the James Buchanan Center for Political Economy Program on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, at George Mason University, a Senior Fellow of the Goldwater Institute, and a Fellow of the International Centre for Economic Research in Turin, Italy.

Mike Munger on Faculty-Media Relations

This Chronicle piece is almost two years old, but Mike Munger's advice is still relevant:

No Turtles: Faculty-Media Relations

Madeleine Schachter, The Law Professor's Handbook

Madeleine Schachter, THE LAW PROFESSOR'S HANDBOOK

The Law Professor's Handbook is designed as a guide for those who are transitioning to, engaged in, or contemplating a law school faculty position.

Douglas K. Newell, Ten Survival Suggestions for Rookie Law Teachers

Douglas K. Newell, Ten Survival Suggestions for Rookie Law Teachers, 33 J. Legal Educ. 693 (1983)

Some ideas for making a beginning teacher's classroom efforts more successful are presented. They include: be enthusiastic, use material that is available, avoid the "instant expert trap," structure the class, personalize the class discussion, and create an atmosphere in which a student will take risks.

Advice for Undergraduates from Dr. Pete Boettke

In a Facebook note yesterday, Dr. Pete Boettke gave some stellar advice for undergraduates thinking about grad school, regardless of their intended career path:

Podcast: Advice on Publishing Your Work from Dr. Mike Munger

In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks about publishing with Mike Munger. Dr. Munger is a professor at Duke University in the political science and economics departments in the School of Public Policy as well as the director of the joint UNC/Duke Philosophy, politics and economics program.

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Advice for Graduate Students from Dr. Steve Davies

Dr. Steve Davies, program officer with the Institute for Humane Studies, recently recorded a five-part series on advice for graduate students for Kosmos. These videos have previously been posted in this group separately, but I thought it would be nice to have them all in one place.

Publishing While Still in Graduate School

Selling Yourself

Jobs and Letters of Recommendation

Developing Future Research Interests

Finishing Your Dissertation

Is there anything else you would like Dr. Davies to cover?

Graduate School with Dr. Bill Glod, Part 2

Dr. Bill Glod, program officer with the Institute for Humane Studies, gives advice on attending graduate school. In the second of three podcasts, Dr. Glod talks about finishing coursework, beginning your dissertation and submitting work to journals and conferences.

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