Course:ASIA592/2022W2/General Sources of News and Advice
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PhDs: What Are They and Why Get One?
- What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate? Inside Higher Ed
- 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 (link broken; not in the Wayback Machine)
- 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 of Higher Education (can be accessed through UBC Library)
- 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
- What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? Information on CFPs, funding, job openings, etc.