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Dr. Stephen Davies, Program Office at the Institute for Humane Studies, gives advice for students thinking about applying to graduate school. In this fourth of five segments, Dr. Davies talks about the importance of selecting a program where there are faculty members you would like to work with.

Dr. Steve Davies - Know Who You Want To Work With from Kosmos on Vimeo.

Dr. Stephen Davies, Program Office at the Institute for Humane Studies, gives advice for students thinking about applying to graduate school. In this third of five segments, Dr. Davies talks about the importance of having research topics in mind before applying to graduate school.

Dr. Steve Davies - Research Topics and Applying to Grad School from sarah straw on Vimeo.

Watch the next video in this series, Know Who You Want to Work With.

College of New Jersey professor Dr. James Stacey Taylor shares a writing assignment that he's created that helps students become better argumentative writers, shows that not all arguments are equal and significantly reduces the time he spends reading bad drafts. Filmed at the Institute for Humane Studies' Liberty and the Art of Teaching workshop in Fairfax, VA on July 16, 2011.

If you have a creative assignment you'd like to share with the Kosmos community, please email Kosmos@theihs.org.

In this short video, Dr. Steve Davies gives advice on being the kind of colleague that departments want to keep.

Steve Davies: Being a Good Colleague from Kosmos on Vimeo.

Dr. Steve Davies walks through the appointment committee process and gives advice for young academics on making your application stand out and getting an interview.

Steve Davies: How Appointment Committees Work from Kosmos on Vimeo.

Steve Davies gives advice on preparing for an academic job interview.

Steve Davies: The Job Interview from Kosmos on Vimeo.

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Dr. Steve Davies talks about the importance of presenting at conferences, how to submit work, prepare for your talk and handle both constructive and hostile criticism.

In anticipation of, and hopefully as inspiration for, the start of a new school year I'll be posting content from the Liberty and the Art of Teaching Workshop, hosted by IHS last month in Fairfax, VA.

The response to this workshop for faculty and grad students was overwhelming (we had about 70 participants!) and it's definitely a topic that we will be covering again soon. Details will be posted here on Kosmos and you can also sign up for grad student and faculty updates.

In today's video, "Teaching and Careercraft,"grad student and Professor Nikolai Wenzel talks about how teaching fits into your overall career, and how balance a successful academic career with a fulfilling personal life. Dr. Wenzel is the Wallace and Marion Reemelin Chair in Free-Market Economics; Assistant Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College and is currently a visiting assistant professor at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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For more advice from Dr. Wenzel, listen to his KosmosOnline podcast: Time Management and Setting Priorities in Grad School.