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The PhD – 30 years after…

The PhD – 30 years after…

“Wow. So I guess you’re not using your PhD, huh?” It would be a surprising question if it were the first time that I heard it. Last week, another person offered their unsolicited opinion of my graduate degree and its apparent utility. True, the comment wasn’t overtly “snarky,” but the inference of years of wasted […] … learn more→

Stop resisting a 2-tier system

Whenever I contemplate our current system of graduate education in the humanities, I’m reminded of the definition of insanity often misattributed to Einstein — doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Every year, graduate programs crank out thousands of new Ph.D.s, and every year fewer than 40 percent manage to land […] … learn more→