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  • Hillary Hutchinson, Career Coach, Transition Q&A

    Hillary Hutchinson earned a MA in social anthropology and a MEd in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin. She’s now a…

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  • How to prepare for a future job search

    In early January I travelled to Denver to attend the American Historical Association meeting. I went to represent Beyond the Professoriate — the professional development business that…

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  • Kelly J. Baker and Joseph Fruscione, Transition Update

    About Joseph Fruscione Joseph Fruscione (PhD, English) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in December 2013 and August 2015. After 15 years teaching…

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  • Make 2017 the year of “What if I…?”

    A client shared this bit of wisdom with me a while back: Instead of admonishing herself with “I should…” she replaced it with “What if…

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  • The PhD Career Exploration and Job Search Course

    This was a success when we did it in the fall of 2016, so we’re offering is again starting January 19! For more info, check…

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  • Lino Coria, Computer Vision Engineer, Transition Q&A

    About Lino Coria Lino Coria earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia. He’s currently a computer vision engineer at Wiivv…

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  • Should You Quit Your PhD?

    Earlier this year I published “It’s OK to quit your PhD” on my University Affairs blog; it was later reposted on the Shit Academics Say…

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  • Jennifer Askey, Project Coordinator, Transition Q & A

    Jennifer Askey earned tenure and enjoyed her job, but found her husband’s career opportunities limited where they were located. When he got a great offer…

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  • Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, Social Media Manager, Transition Q&A

    Maura Cunningham is a history PhD turned writing and social media manager for a scholarly association. Maura knew when she entered her program that she…

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    I’m hiring a social media manager for From PhD to Life. The mission of From PhD to Life is to help graduate students and PhDs…

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