Tag: advisors
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Acts of Professional Kindness
“Many of us owe our careers to… well-timed acts of professional kindness in the face of bureaucratic mechanisms or capricious supervisors.” (Pinning this to…
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What to Look for in a Dissertation Advisor
What should I look for when selecting the faculty member who will serve as my main advisor on my dissertation? What should I expect…
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Philosophy Family Tree
The Philosophy Family Tree [see update for new link] is a collectively edited “genealogy” of philosophers that maps the dissertation advisor – advisee relationship…
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An Advisor’s Extra Help on the Job Market
Placement practices at different graduate programs in philosophy vary, and one difference concerns what advisors do to help their students land jobs. There is,…