What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School

mmeixner — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Congratulations! You’re almost finished with the semester! Hopefully everything is running smoothly and wrapping up well now that you’ve completed your TEACH projects and requirements.

Here is one more word of wisdom for this semester. Check out this article from The Chronicle on What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School. It offers some great suggestions on how to begin your career, as well as how to sustain it. One particularly relevant piece of advice they offer is not to take forever in graduate school. As the authors of this article, Paul Gray and David E. Drew, say: “Don't feel that you need to create the greatest work that Western civilization ever saw. Five years from now the only thing that will matter is whether you finished.”

Thanks for all of your hard work this year! We have all enjoyed working with you and we wish you the best of luck!

Don’t forget about the final review sessions on Wednesday and Thursday!

TEACH Program : Professional Development

What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School