'From Ph.D. to Life: Getting and Doing Meaningful Work After Your Graduate Degree' on Wednesday
University of Arkansas graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in a presentation and Q&A with Jennifer Polk, founder of the successful career coaching website FromPhDtoLife.com. Join us on Zoom. This presentation, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Humanities Center, has been organized for graduate students in humanities, arts, and social sciences to better prepare for a range of careers after graduate school.
The presentation "From PhD to Life: Getting and Doing Meaningful Work After Your Graduate Degree" and discussion will be held over Zoom on Wednesday, April 13 from 12:30-1:30 pm (Central time).
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- Passcode: #PhD2Life
Direct any questions to Lissette Lopez Szwydky-Davis, associate director of the University of Arkansas Humanities Center at lissette@uark.edu. All attendees will be placed in a virtual waiting room until the presentation start time.
Jennifer Polk, Ph.D., is a career coach and expert on Ph.D. career diversity. Since 2013, she's worked with graduate students and doctoral degree holders based in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Her writing has appeared in University Affairs, Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Globe and Mail, and Academic Matters. Her University Affairs blog (2013-20), "From PhD to Life," won three gold awards at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. She's also contributed essays to three books: Moving On: Essays on the Aftermath of Leaving Academia (2014), Reflections on Academic Lives: Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond (2017), and How to Get Your PhD: A Handbook for the Journey (2021). Polk was also an expert panelist for the 2021 Canadian Council of Academies report, Degrees of Success, on the challenges Ph.D.s face transitioning to employment.
Polk was co-founder of "Beyond the Professoriate" from the company's founding until her departure in January 2020. For several years she also ran Self-Employed PhD, an online network of freelancers, independent consultants, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Polk is actively engaged in online conversations about careers for Ph.D.s, especially on Twitter. Follow her there @FromPhDtoLife, or interact with her on LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Lissette Szwydky-Davis, associate director
U of A Humanities Center
814-571-9546,
lissette@uark.edu
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