Course:ASIA570B-001/General Sources of News and Advice

PhDs: What Are They and Why Get One?

• So Long, and Thanks for the PhD Good general advice (geared toward science but much that is relevant)
• What Is a PhD Anyway University Affairs article with some general considerations
• What is a PhD? article from "Times Higher Education Supplement" (UK) with some additional links
• To be or not to be a PhD: Is that still the question? Academic Matters article by a scholar studying doctoral education
• The Illustrated Guide to PhD A lighthearted graphical take on the nature of a PhD, with some additional links
• The single most practical reason for pursuing a Ph.D. that I can think of
• The PhD Is in Need of Revision
• Dilemmas for PhD graduates and doctoral education 2015 report from Academic Matters

UBC PhD Procedures

• Graduate Game Plan (G+PS)
• Asian Studies PhD requirements
• Departmental Graduate Student handbook
• UBC Graduate Student Society
• Upcoming UBC oral defences

News sources

• University Affairs (Canada)
• Ubyssey(UBC)
• Academic Matters (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations)
• Chronicle of Higher Education (USA)
• Inside Higher Ed (USA)
• Times Higher Education (UK)

General Advice

• Graduate Pathways to Success (UBC)
• List of links from G+PS
• The Professor Is In
• Tenured Radical (defunct but useful)
• A Brown professor compiled 30 essential tips for succeeding in graduate school, also at https://matthewprattguterl.com/general-advice/ -- #30 might surprise you!
• Links for Academics (Robin Bernstein, Harvard)
• Chronicle Vitae
• Chronicle Forums
• Philip Guo's website (see the section for PhD students, but others as well)
• PHD Comics
• GradHacker (group blog at Inside Higher Ed; posts from before 2014 are at GradHacker.org)
• Tressie MC
• Suggestions for PhD Students (Submitted by Jiaqi Yao)
• What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? Information on CFPs, funding, job openings, etc. (posted by Akiko Hirao)