The Doctoral Futures initiative is featured in an Inside Higher Ed article on Carnegie Mellon University transforming its literary and cultural studies PhD program into one focused on computational cultural studies, showcasing a wider trend of interdisciplinary approaches to reimagining the humanities PhD.
As many humanities programs face uncertain futures, Doctoral Futures is referenced as collaborative effort to imagine new solutions in turbulent times. A partnership between ACLS, the American Historical Association, the Modern Language Association, and the Society of Biblical Literature, Doctoral Futures aims to assess and reimagine humanities graduate education to better prepare the next generation of knowledge producers.
The article includes quotes from Paula Krebs, Executive Director of the Modern Language Association, and Matt Villeneuve, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and member of the Doctoral Futures Post-Degree Pathways committee.
We’re thinking about how we can distribute historical thinking skills as widely as possible across as many sectors of industry as possible, because we believe that historical thinking skills are good for individuals and society. So why would we not want to deploy them as far and wide as possible?
Member of the Doctoral Futures Post-Degree Pathways committee
“How One University Is Reimagining a Humanities Ph.D. Program”
