About 250 graduating Ph.D. students celebrated the completion of their degrees on Saturday, May 12, joined by more than 1,200 faculty, family members, and friends.
Launched in 2014, The Graduate School's Emerging Leaders Institute provides graduate students and postdocs an intensive professional development opportunity where they work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
“When I first became a Digital Humanities Specialist I didn’t know that I was going to love having meetings but I really do. I like coming in to work and I like having people around, and I love being a consultant. I love it when people come in to see me and they say, ‘I have this idea, how do I do it?’ and I have the resources of the FHI and Duke to help them.”
Recent alumni from the English Department return to the third floor of the Allen building to share their experiences navigating the academic job market with current graduate students.
Anxiety can prevent you from getting work done, especially when it leads you to avoid writing. Here’s some concrete advice for tackling the problem head-on.
Some people spend energy working on their weaknesses, but you might be better off identifying and leveraging your strengths. Lucy Chikwetu shares her story of strengths carrying her from the dusty streets of Mucheke, Masyingo, Zimbabwe to an engineering Ph.D. program at Duke.
How does an engineering PhD student grow his network, gain exposure to business skills, and develop as a team member? By BOLDly climbing mountains, of course.
