What Is the Future of #Altac?: A Public Lecture by Dr. Brenda Bethman

Institute for Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall Incubator 176 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Hear from a leading voice in the national conversation about "alt-ac" (alternate academic) careers for Ph.D.s about where the altac movement has been and where it might be headed.

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Preparing Graduate Students for the Changing Employment Landscape: An Informal Faculty Conversation with Dr. Brenda Bethman

Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall Room 223 UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Alternative Academic Careers for PhDs Carolina Seminar invites all faculty members—and especially directors of graduate studies and placement directors—to join us for an informal dialogue and conversation about graduate student career preparation with Dr. Brenda Bethman. This event will focus on how faculty and directors of graduate studies and departments can better support students … Continue reading Preparing Graduate Students for the Changing Employment Landscape: An Informal Faculty Conversation with Dr. Brenda Bethman

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Future Proofing Your Ph.D.: A Workshop for Graduate Students with Dr. Brenda Bethman

Fetzer Hall Room 109 101 Student Recreation Center , Chapel Hill

This highly interactive session provides concrete and immediate assistance for graduate students in any discipline who want to be better prepared to land a job that is both fulfilling and full-time without leaving the academy. Dr. Bethman will discuss how participants can think about their Ph.D. training in ways that prepare them for a broad … Continue reading Future Proofing Your Ph.D.: A Workshop for Graduate Students with Dr. Brenda Bethman

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Tenure in An Age of Contingency

Institute for Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall Incubator 176 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Tenure in an age of contingency Thursday, October 1 5:00-7:00 p.m. Incubator, Institute for the Arts and Humanities This seminar meeting provides space in which to think about how to talk about the importance and value of tenure in the current context of the rise of the “new faculty majority” without the discussion devolving into … Continue reading Tenure in An Age of Contingency

Doctoral Education in the Altac Age

Institute for Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall Incubator 176 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Incubator, The Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall This seminar meeting provides attendees with the opportunity to discuss ways in which doctoral education can reshape its requirements, rethink its purpose, and creatively train its students for an array of career options and a diversity of possible futures. … Continue reading Doctoral Education in the Altac Age

Administrative Bloat: Reality, Opportunity, or Red Herring?

Institute for Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall Incubator 176 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Administrative Bloat – Reality, Opportunity, or Red Herring? Monday, November 16 5:00-7:00 p.m. Incubator, Institute for the Arts and Humanities “Administrative bloat” is often described as the problem with higher education today. At the same time, a growing number of graduate programs and professionals look to university administration as a career path that might help … Continue reading Administrative Bloat: Reality, Opportunity, or Red Herring?

Altacs in Academe Holiday Gathering

Carolina Club (Dowd-Harris Room) Stadium Drive at Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Come out and share some treats, cider and conversation with other altacs, graduate students, faculty and staff who are interested in the changing demographics and structures of graduate training and professional and scholarly work in higher education. It's the Altacs in Academe holiday social! Drop in, stay awhile.  Everyone welcome!

Lunch with Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Carolina Club Main Dining Room 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This is a limited-availability, small-group event.

Kathleen Fitzpatrick on “Why the Humanities Matter and How to Save Them”

Institute for Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall 176 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Altacs in Academe Carolina Seminar invites you to join us for Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick's keynote lecture for the 2016 CHAT Festival. Dr. Fitzpatrick, the Associate Executive Director and Director of Scholarly Communication at the Modern Languages Association, will speak on "Generous Thinking: Why the Humanities Matter, and How to Save Them." She has been … Continue reading Kathleen Fitzpatrick on “Why the Humanities Matter and How to Save Them”