POST-DEGREE PATHWAYS COMMITTEE PROGRESS
Overview
Considering professional development resources and programs already widely available, the Post-Degree Pathways committee agreed that integrating their work with other committee areas would be the most efficient way forward.
With an emphasis on the ways that broad societal engagement supports a thriving ecosystem of humanities scholarship and advocacy, three research questions/areas emerged.
Research Questions
- How can institutions develop and implement career- and impact-informed mentorship practices and curricular structures?
- How might admissions processes be informed by an emphasis on career pathways and research impact?
- How can programs systematically encourage students to reflect on and articulate the value of core skills, such as teaching and writing?
Next Steps
All three committees are preparing to shift from reflection to action. As the committees begin moving toward developing recommendations, they plan to still engage in continued inquiry; committee members agree it would be helpful to have a few clear models that they can look to as exemplars. The objective is to work on surfacing and highlighting these examples in parallel with the development of recommendations.
Considering professional development resources and programs already widely available, the Post-Degree Pathways committee agreed that integrating their work with other committee areas would be the most efficient way forward.
With an emphasis on the ways that broad societal engagement supports a thriving ecosystem of humanities scholarship and advocacy, three research questions/areas emerged.
- How can institutions develop and implement career- and impact-informed mentorship practices and curricular structures?
- How might admissions processes be informed by an emphasis on career pathways and research impact?
- How can programs systematically encourage students to reflect on and articulate the value of core skills, such as teaching and writing?
All three committees are preparing to shift from reflection to action. As the committees begin moving toward developing recommendations, they plan to still engage in continued inquiry; committee members agree it would be helpful to have a few clear models that they can look to as exemplars. The objective is to work on surfacing and highlighting these examples in parallel with the development of recommendations.
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