3:00 Welcome, Virginia Blum (DGS)
3:10 Kristi Branham (Ph.d., UK English, '06), Assistant Professor in the Dept of Gender and Women's Studies at Western Kentucky University, "On Being Jr. Faculty (whereby the subject teaches a heavy course load, serves on too many committees, neglects research, weathers budget cuts, and learns to live again)"
Break, refreshments provided
4:00 Preparing for the twenty-first century job market in English: what you can do this summer and beyond
Pearl James (acting job placement officer), Jeff Gross (starting a tenure track position in the fall), Mike Genovese (assistant professor in English)
Whether you plan to go on the academic job market this fall or a few years from now, this conversation is for you.
For English grad students: "The job market from an array of perspectives"
Date:
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Location:
18th floor of P.O.T., rooms F & G