Graduate School

Podcast: Creating A Classical Liberal Community in Graduate School

In this Kosmos Online podcast, I interview Dr. Dan D'Amico of Loyola University in New Orleans about cultivating a libertarian community in your graduate program. He discusses how reading groups can benefit the students both inside and outside the classroom, and echos some of the same sentiments about doing good research as Chris Coyne from his lecture during the Humane Studies Fellowship Research Colloquium.

When Do I Start my Job Search?

This is a question all of our program officers are asked on a regular basis. Usually, the ask-er explains he doesn't know if he should wait until after he has a defense date set with his committee or if he should start thinking about it in the Fall before he anticipates graduating.

Podcast: Time Management and Setting Priorities in Grad School

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Nikolai Wenzel, the Wallace and Marion Reemelin Chair in Free-Market economics and an Assistant Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, about time management and setting priorities in graduate school.

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Beginning Graduate School with Dr. Bill Glod, Part 1

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Bill Glod, program officer at the Institute for Humane Studies, about beginning graduate school. Dr. Glod talks about what it's like to start a graduate program and gives advice for those first few years. This is part one of three.

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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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Dr. Steve Davies - Developing Future Research Interests as a Grad Student

In this fourth of five segments on advice for grad students, Dr. Davies talks about developing future research interests as a graduate student.

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Watch the final video in this series, Finish Your Dissertation!

Publish or Perish Before Graduation?

Conventional wisdom says you shouldn’t worry about publishing while in grad school. However, as the academic job market becomes more and more competitive, having published articles on your CV before you go on the market is crucial to getting that first tenure-track job. Is this something you’re hearing from your advisor?

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