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UC Humanities PhDs share their stories as humanists at work in the world.
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Final Reflections
Reflections on Humanists@Work from the graduate students who helped lead the initiative.
Teaching at the Community Colleges That First Believed in Us
Two Graduate Advisory Committee members discuss their experiences teaching for community college—where they themselves started their postsecondary careers.
On Collaboration
HumWork team member Shana Melnysyn explores the concept of collaboration and how it is (or isn’t) used in the humanities.
Illegible and Irrelevant?: The Risk of Humanists@Work
Elizabeth Allen explores the term “humanistic,” arguing that the word both illuminates and hides the work of humanities PhDs, particularly to those outside the academy.
Humanists Breaking Into the World of Business and Entrepreneurship
Two Graduate Advisory Committee members share their experiences as humanities PhD students taking business-oriented certificate programs.
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Videos from humanities PhDs in a variety of careers who share their stories as humanists at work in the world.