Knowledge Commons | Stacy Hartman | Activity https://hcommons.org/members/stacy_hartman/activity/ Activity feed for Stacy Hartman. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:31:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 04703fd7ea3b7b6a542a675680225100 Stacy Hartman replied to the topic Jobs in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/jobs/#post-19831 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:45:20 -0500 Hi everyone! A couple of jobs that have come across my radar recently:

1. UCHRI is hiring a Research Communications Manager: https://uchri.org/news/uchri-is-hiring/.

2. The CUNY Graduate Center is hiring an associate director of its writing center:…[Read more]

]]> de915f5bc49aea27d2f005e006a6dbac Stacy Hartman edited the post 2019 MLA Convention Highlights: Possible Futures Career Fair and More in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/2018-mla-convention-highlight-possible-futures-career-fair/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 22:26:06 -0500 This year, Connected Academics will again sponsor an array of activities at the MLA convention. We hope you will join us for vigorous discussions of issues related to the project, including graduate education reform, PhD career directions, and the value of the humanities in the workplace. Connected Academics events are intended not only for…[Read more]

]]> d760a3bbb0783b849440473c388aa51b Stacy Hartman replied to the topic Jobs in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/jobs/#post-17137 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:52:23 -0400 Hi everyone!

The MLA is looking for a development coordinator. This is more or less an entry level position and (if I am honest) it probably does not pay great, but it would be a good way to get your foot in the door of the development world (much of which does pay extremely well). I would think of it as a postdoc.

Description:

Under the…[Read more]

]]> c3b3c82ac24c4d01d2acbdf40a499b6c Stacy Hartman replied to the topic Jobs in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/jobs/#post-16721 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:06:44 -0400 I've just uploaded two PDF's to the Files section of jobs that were recently posted to Versatile PhD.

One is a 50% position at UC Merced that involves providing logistical support for a grant that builds community partnerships and graduate mentorship in the interdisciplinary humanities. (I imagine they might be willing to supplement the other 50%…[Read more]

]]> e2bd1f5c1a28ccdd242920e8b5b8e147 Stacy Hartman uploaded the file: Language Arts Instructor and Assistant Director - Art of Problem Solving Academy to Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1619963/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:02:47 -0400 0 f5f36b207146c13a4012d1e0568ade37 Stacy Hartman uploaded the file: Jr. Specialist - LUCE Foundation Grant - UC Merced to Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1619961/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:02:03 -0400 0 4ec8014904ecec7dffc3699bca8af15c Stacy Hartman started the topic General Questions in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/general-questions/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:11:15 -0400 Do you have a general question about job hunting? Are you looking for an informational interview in a particular field? Post your question to the group here!

]]> 065f700df9de489a7abdb58864aea48f Stacy Hartman replied to the topic Recommended Reading in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/recommended-reading/#post-16718 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:02:38 -0400 I've recently starting compiling a Connected Academics reading list. On the list are the following:

Designing the Professional by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans (muscle your way past the class assumptions and the design thinking cultishness and there is excellent advice)

Not for Profit by Martha Nussbaum (not sure this is her best book but I think…[Read more]

]]> 055365c95474e35ff107bba166db3ee6 Stacy Hartman replied to the topic Jobs in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/jobs/#post-16478 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:14:24 -0400 The office of the dean of the graduate school at Princeton has a new position open for a professional development program specialist with a deadline of 1 October.

This job will report to Amy Pszczolkowski, Assistant Dean for Professional Development and friend of Connected Academics.

]]> 1d4a8711f45318dd7da19fc99666b77c Stacy Hartman replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion Connected Academics https://hcommons.org/groups/connected-academics-214173804/forum/topic/introductions-3/#post-16477 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:11:16 -0400 Hi everyone! I'm Stacy Hartman, and I'm the Project Manager of Connected Academics at the MLA. I got my PhD from Stanford in German Studies in 2015 and moved to NYC to start with the MLA a week later. I'm currently working on an edited volume around the topic of transforming graduate education called Mission Driven: Reimagining Graduate Education…[Read more]

]]> 9b4e27861192e0da6fa2a1681cd5f163 Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 5: Changing Departmental Culture through Curriculum in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/module-5-changing-departmental-culture-through-curriculum/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:33:55 -0400 This module addresses larger issues around long-term change, including admissions practices, current course offerings, and the dissertation.

[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Module-5.pdf"]

Last Updated: June 2018.

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> 7882e60758723c5cb0b9fcfb20dac1c5 Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 4: Starting the Conversation with Faculty Members and Administration in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/module-4-starting-the-conversation-with-faculty-members-and-administration/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:32:09 -0400 This module tackles the critical task of beginning a conversation about PhD careers with colleagues and contains suggestions for managing conversations with deans and other administrators.

[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Module-4.pdf"]

Last Updated: June 2018.

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> 999a5dbca49a6c2a92580605045f0386 Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 3: Starting the Conversation with Students in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/module-3-starting-the-conversation-with-students/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:30:21 -0400 This module provides concrete suggestions and sample language for starting and sustaining a conversation with your students about their career paths, from recruitment day to the dissertation and graduation.

[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Module-3.pdf"]

Last Updated: June 2018.

Doctoral Student Career Planning…[Read more]

]]> f4768820f13321c65db10d4ac45e3d32 Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 2: Engaging Your Most Valuable Resource: Alumni in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/module-2-engaging-your-most-valuable-resource-alumni/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:27:57 -0400 This module contains suggestions for tracking and building relationships with your program’s alumni. Although many PhDs who leave the academy lose touch with their departments, this module will help programs keep alumni engaged.

[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Module-2.pdf"]

Last Updated: June 2018.

Doctoral S…[Read more]

]]> aa93d0f5d33358a4064333ca26ee0f17 Stacy Hartman edited the post Module 1: Mapping Your Resources in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/module-1-mapping-your-resources/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:26:56 -0400 This module guides you through taking stock of what resources are available to you locally, both on campus and off. There are many wheels that you need not reinvent, and this module will help guide you to them.

[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Module-1.pdf"]

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

Last…[Read more]

]]> 4ad1dd715766a8f74e56181fbee71ad2 Stacy Hartman edited the post Doctoral Student Career Planning: A Guide for PhD Programs and Faculty Members in English and Other Modern Languages in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/doctoral-student-career-planning-a-guide-for-phd-programs-and-faculty-members-in-english-and-other-modern-languages/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:25:30 -0400 [gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Doctoral-Student-Career-Planning-May-2018.pdf"]

Download the full tool kit.

Last Updated: June 2018.

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> bf9ab2d06734343d46c5c98ece4dcd71 Stacy Hartman edited the post Introduction: Toward a More Sustainable Model of Humanities Graduate Education in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/introduction-toward-a-more-sustainable-model-of-humanities-graduate-education/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:24:54 -0400 The introduction to the tool kit provides relevant statistics on post-PhD employment in language and literature fields.

[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Introduction.pdf"]

Last Updated: June 2018.

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> cfbf8a00472c9fb8226ee5d2292cf2df Stacy Hartman wrote a new post On Expressing Gratitude in Professional Relationships in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/on-expressing-gratitude-in-professional-relationships/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:31:45 -0400 The Monday after the 2017 MLA convention in Philadelphia, I sat down on my sofa and composed twenty-five individual thank-you e-mails. I sent one to everyone who had participated in a Connected Academics event at […]

]]> beec82c3279eddfcb5d8a2d23d6a8e77 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Career Talks: Pat Campbell on Community College Administration, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=2230 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:58:22 -0400 Pat Campbell, dean of Arts and Sciences at Pasco-Hernando State College in Florida, shares insights on the community college job market and offers advice for those interested in pursuing a career in […]

]]> 93a4e2f810ed9bce9e6979761d9b8727 Stacy Hartman edited the post Application for the 2018 Connected Academics Career Development Boot Camp in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/2018-bootcamp-application/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:17:31 -0400 e1e6b494d1be2b48638982a9ba608363 Stacy Hartman edited the post Helping Students Prepare for Humanities Careers: Recommendations for Faculty Members in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/helping-students-prepare-for-humanities-careers-recommendations-for-faculty-members/ Thu, 18 May 2017 21:04:08 -0400 This one-page tip sheet contains recommendations applicable to faculty members working with students at any stage in their educations. 
[gview file="https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/files/2017/05/Doctoral-Student-Career-Planning-Guide-Tip-Sheet.pdf"]

]]> 5fd70a6df6a724704380721a9284b508 Stacy Hartman edited the post Resource: Transferable Skills and How to Talk about Them in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/resource-transferable-skills-and-how-to-talk-about-them/ Thu, 18 May 2017 20:57:58 -0400 By Stacy Hartman

As a humanities PhD, you are likely more accustomed to talking about what you know than about what you do. Even when you are asked what you do, your answers—that you’re a medievalist, or that you study nineteenth-century German realism or the early works of Marcel Proust—tell your listener what you know, not what you can do.…[Read more]

]]> bf1ff4919de6afcdcce04e44b2df4f1f Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Helping Students Prepare for Humanities Careers: Recommendations for Faculty Members, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1880 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:53:42 -0400 This one-page tip sheet contains recommendations applicable to faculty members working with students at any stage in their educations. 

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> d4b0eb912751ff8ebadbfaec24563415 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Introduction: Toward a More Sustainable Model of Humanities Graduate Education, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1912 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:52:24 -0400 The introduction to the tool kit provides relevant statistics on post-PhD employment in language and literature fields.

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> de7bc36e535e2ae0212cd392bd4b02e1 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Module 1: Mapping Your Resources, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1878 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:51:07 -0400 This module guides you through taking stock of what resources are available to you locally, both on campus and off. There are many wheels that you need not reinvent, and this module will help guide you to […]

]]> dc1a1c49571a099a0ece587d3f3cf64f Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Module 2: Engaging Your Most Valuable Resource: Alumni, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1876 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:49:52 -0400 This module contains suggestions for tracking and building relationships with your program’s alumni. Although many PhDs who leave the academy lose touch with their departments, this module will help programs k […]

]]> d4c853971ce37d4d8de5feef5b7ec229 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Module 3: Starting the Conversation with Students, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1874 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:48:46 -0400 This module provides concrete suggestions and sample language for starting and sustaining a conversation with your students about their career paths, from recruitment day to the dissertation and […]

]]> 266c636990baa257cdfe234dc9ed192b Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Module 4: Starting the Conversation with Faculty Members and Administration, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1872 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:46:49 -0400 This module tackles the critical task of beginning a conversation about PhD careers with colleagues and contains suggestions for managing conversations with deans and other administrators.

Doctoral Student […]

]]> 936dc9dbbcffa633eb03dab4fec8fa4d Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Module 5: Changing Departmental Culture through Curriculum, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1870 Thu, 18 May 2017 20:45:11 -0400 This module addresses larger issues around long-term change, including admissions practices, current course offerings, and the dissertation.

Doctoral Student Career Planning Guide Home Page

]]> 79b424e411b9b37c0696f25e093e5fe0 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Preparing for Life Outside the Academy: A Primer and Resource Guide, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1922 Thu, 18 May 2017 18:33:57 -0400 By Sarah Goldberg

This primer provides suggestions for how to gain professional experience and prepare for a possible career outside the academy. However, the advice will serve you well for life inside the […]

]]> 6fcc4d6a07c2a88f5c13b254af8fe8af Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Transferable Skills and Résumé Writing for Humanities PhDs, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1918 Thu, 18 May 2017 17:27:46 -0400 The MLA's documents on transferable skills and résumé writing for humanities PhDs are meant to help students identify their skill sets and describe them in ways that make sense to potential empl […]

]]> 11c09711a5196d940ae5ded6eb95abe6 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, MLA Career Exploration Activity Packet: Skills Self-Assessment, Job Ad Analysis, and Next Steps, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1891 Thu, 18 May 2017 17:12:17 -0400 By Beth Seltzer

The MLA Career Exploration Activity Packet is designed to walk graduate students through the process of learning what they have to offer, thinking about what types of work are out there, and c […]

]]> 05f0b58f9c17aef7b7cbe9d939f00390 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, MLA Staff Members Lobby for the Humanities on Capitol Hill, on the site News from the MLA https://news.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1762 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:39:51 -0400 As part of its mission, the MLA regularly advocates for federal funding for the humanities in cooperation with other leaders in higher education. On 9 March 2017, the MLA’s director of programs, Dennis L […]

]]> 034710d4a59ba22723a55e862aa8cdbd Stacy Hartman wrote a new post Academic Archives as an Alt-Ac Avenue in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/academic-archives-as-an-alt-ac-avenue/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:32:06 -0500 By Patrick Butler

For candidates on the job market, particularly ones focused on alt-ac positions, working in a library can seem enticing yet unattainable: on the one hand, the library is a familiar space; on […]

]]> e009b6a332210680a62c60b893bc74e6 Stacy Hartman edited the blog post Having “The Conversation”: Telling Your Advisor You Don’t Want to Be a Professor in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/having-the-conversation-telling-your-advisor-you-dont-want-to-be-a-professor/ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:55:54 -0500 By Stacy Hartman and Chris M. Golde

How do you tell your advisor that you don’t want to pursue the faculty path? Or, at least, that you’re exploring other possibilities? Maybe you’ve decided you don’t like research. Maybe you don’t like teaching. Maybe you’ve realized that you need to be in a particular geographic area. Maybe you’ve calc…[Read more]

]]> 9ca5e1c37c47f9bafc108514e1d42c21 Stacy Hartman wrote a new blog post Classroom or Cube? in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/classroom-or-cube/ Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:25:35 -0500 By Martha M. Houle

I hesitated for ages before leaving my tenured faculty position, because I knew the alternative would probably be showing up at an office, Monday through Friday, 9 to 5. And, sure enough, […]

]]> a346eb326bf288be7f19785f63fe4daa Stacy Hartman edited the blog post What Is the New York City Proseminar? in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/what-is-the-new-york-city-proseminar/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:23:48 -0500 Each academic year until 2018, the MLA is running a proseminar on careers for twenty graduate students and recent PhD recipients in the New York City area. Proseminar participants explore the full range of careers open to humanities PhDs, from tenure-track positions to employment in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Each…[Read more]

]]> 42c87c41281d752b2fca38e10765e282 Stacy Hartman edited the blog post Sessions on Careers at 2016 MLA Convention in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/sessions-on-careers-mla16/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:23:47 -0500 In addition to the Connected Academics sessions and events, there will be a number of other sessions dedicated to careers both on and off the tenure track at the 2016 MLA convention in Austin. Descriptions of these sessions appear below; please follow the links to the Program for the most up-to-date information on each session’s participants, t…[Read more]

]]> d292b4692839e52f7f782ae926082cc7 Stacy Hartman edited the blog post How to Get Started in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/how-to-get-started/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:23:46 -0500 By Stacy Hartman
Q: From looking around the Connected Academics Web site, I see that there are a lot of things that other people have done with their humanities PhDs. But I still don’t know what I want to do. I don’t even know how to start figuring that out. Help?
A: There’s good news and bad news here. The bad news is that figuring out what…[Read more]

]]> 01a2c0cb56d6a80786b4a62528c34aa5 Stacy Hartman edited the blog post On Serendipity; or, How to Be a Lucky Job Hunter in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/on-serendipity-or-how-to-be-a-lucky-job-hunter/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:22:29 -0500 By Stacy Hartman

The notion of serendipity is something that comes up a lot when you ask people how they got to where they are today. It’s not unusual to hear them say the following:

“In the end, I was lucky that this job came open just as I was finishing my PhD. Someone I had worked with at a part-time job knew the hiring director and gav…[Read more]

]]> 9ad62484cf0cad6f423ae4b088cda537 Stacy Hartman edited the blog post Connected Conversations: Bennett Donovan in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/connected-conversations-bennett-donovan/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:22:27 -0500 In the fifth installment of our Connected Conversations series, Bennett Donovan, practice manager of Managed Services at Blackbaud, talks about how he went from history PhD to data-management specialist, how he uses his PhD in his current position, and what he sees as the most important and enjoyable aspect of his job.

The MLA thanks the…[Read more]

]]> b60c634c8c0c5bed8edb321956cb5378 Stacy Hartman edited the blog post Connected Conversations: Rachel Bernard in the group Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/connected-conversations-rachel-bernard/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:22:27 -0500 In the third installment of our Connected Conversations series, Rachel Bernard, program officer at the American Council of Learned Societies, talks about a typical workday, how she uses the research and communications skills she gained from her PhD, and what she thinks graduate students can do to prepare for life outside the academy.

The MLA…[Read more]

]]> 1bcf8b800b360832877708dc746ab725 Stacy Hartman's profile was updated https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1552412/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:09:49 -0400 0 0683fecc0e075f721ee3a482a6a94766 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Connected Conversations: Bennett Donovan, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1648 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:40:48 -0400 In the fifth installment of our Connected Conversations series, Bennett Donovan, practice manager of Managed Services at Blackbaud, talks about how he went from history PhD to data-management specialist, how he […]

]]> 816b85ad444b1d1eafd8f2f08558cd3b Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Connected Conversations: Rachel Bernard, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1630 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:28:27 -0400 In the third installment of our Connected Conversations series, Rachel Bernard, program officer at the American Council of Learned Societies, talks about a typical workday, how she uses the research and […]

]]> ccd49d0d936de6da0311c51ded7a60e5 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, On Serendipity; or, How to Be a Lucky Job Hunter, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1419 Mon, 23 May 2016 14:27:12 -0400 By Stacy Hartman

The notion of serendipity is something that comes up a lot when you ask people how they got to where they are today. It’s not unusual to hear them say the following:

“In the end, I was luc […]

]]> 061152fefdb4c808287252c26c790175 Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, Connected Academics 2017 MLA Convention Activities, on the site Connected Academics https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/?p=1365 Fri, 06 May 2016 15:30:54 -0400 At the 2017 MLA convention in Philadelphia, Connected Academics is once more sponsoring an array of activities. We hope you will join us and our partners for vigorous discussions of issues related to the project, […]

]]> e45274625c3d50c603fca571848b69a5 Stacy Hartman posted a new activity comment https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/547160/#acomment-547282 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:04:40 -0400 Thanks for your interest, Carmen. Our presenters are largely language and literature PhDs (and some from other humanities disciplines) who have transitioned very successfully into a wide variety of careers in cultural organizations, educational institutions, government, businesses, and nonprofits. For a more complete list, please see this post.

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