How can you use your interdisciplinary degree to open doors along career paths? On a warm evening in March, graduate students gathered to learn from four successful interdisciplinary doctoral degree-holders in completely different career paths. By the end of the evening, attendees were more confident in recognizing the wide array of career opportunities in policy and developing practical approaches to those careers.
Former Duke UCEM intern Caroline Amoroso looks back on the year she spent helping to launch a new program to recruit and support Ph.D. students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds.
"The most important thing that I’ve been taught is the value of interpersonal interactions. To work in science, you need to be able to communicate with people."
See why professional development is crucial for graduate students, and what professional development opportunities are available at The Graduate School.
