Next Generation Careers for KU Humanities PhDs
FAIN: ZA-250648-16
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (Lawrence, KS 66045-3101)
Paul T. Kelton (Project Director: February 2016 to November 2017)
Planning at the University of Kansas (KU) around five
topics: 1) potential reforms to the doctoral curriculum; 2) the place of
engaged or applied scholarship in PhD training; 3) methods for enlisting the
assistance of alumni in training for alternative careers; 4) possible
partnerships with nonacademic employers, and 5) the need to modify recruitment
and admissions practices.
The University of
Kansas humanities planning group will make
recommendations that will transform humanities doctoral education.
The committee's work will create departmental cultures in the humanities that
recognize and value the range of careers open to humanities doctoral
recipients. Secondly, it will create greater parity between the training that
doctoral students receive and the range of career opportunities they seek. The
end result will be a set of recommendations that will deepen the
impact PhD graduates can have in their careers.