CWRU Graduate Student Council – Mentoring Advice Guidebook for Mentors & Mentees

Graduate School Statement of Purpose Graff, Gerald & Andrew Hoberek. “Hiding it from the Kids.” College English. 62.2 (Nov. 1999): 242-254. (Available via campus connection to JSTOR)

Conference Proposals Faber, Brenton. “Rhetoric in Competition: The Formation of Organizational Discourse in Conference on College Composition and Communication Abstracts.” Written Communication. 13.3 (July 1996) 355-384. (Available through campus connection to OhioLink Journals.)

Ph.D. Comprehensive Exams CompFAQ – Reading Lists Rebecca Moore Howard’s Bibliographies

Your Dissertation is Not a Book: Writing the Diss & Publishing Support Academic Coaching & Writing “Recognizing that a dissertation is NOT a book” (blog post) Defend and Publish

Job Market “Writing the Market” Blog by Jill Dahlman, Ph.D. Baron, Dennis. “The Hiring Season.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 9 Nov. 2001. —. “To Whom It May Concern: Reading Job Applications.” Chronicle of Higher Education.21 Dec. 2001. —. “The Job Interview.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 21 Jan. 2002. —. “The Job Search: You’re the One.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 12 Apr. 2002 — “The Hiring Season: Completing the Cycle.” Chronicle of Higher Education. 31 May 2002. Miller, Scott L., Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Bennis Blue, and Deneen M. Shepherd. “Present Perfect and Future Imperfect: Results of a National Survey of Graduate Students in Rhetoric and Composition Programs.” College Composition and Communication. 48.3 (Oct. 1997): 392-409. (Available via campus connection to JSTOR) Moneyhun, Clyde. “All Dressed up and OTM: One ABD’s View of the Profession.” Rhetoric Review. 12.2 (Spring 1994): 406-412. (Available via campus connection to JSTOR) —. “Still Dressed up but OTJ: Beyond the Quest for Perfection in the Rhet/Comp Industry.” College Composition and Communication. 50.1 (Sept. 1998): 91-95. (Available via campus connection to JSTOR) Queen, Robin, and Anne Curzan. “In the Professions: Perspectives on the Academic Job Market.” Journal of English Linguistics. 35.4 (Dec. 2005): 374-377. (Requires campus connection to SAGE publications.) Rude, Carolyn. “The Academic Job Market in Technical Communication, 2002-2003.“Technical Communication Quarterly. 13.1 (2004): 49-71. (Available via campus connection to EJC) Stygall, Gail. “At the Century’s End: The Job Market in Rhetoric and Composition.” Rhetoric Review. 18.2 (Spring 2000): 375-389. (Available via campus connection to JSTOR) Thomas, Trudelle. “Demystifying the Job Search: A Guide for Candidates.” College Composition and Communication. 40.3 (Oct. 1989): 312-327. (Available via campus connection to JSTOR)

Statement of Teaching Philosophy Vanderbilt University – “Teaching Statements” Iowa State University – “Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement” Cornell University Career Services – “Teaching Philosophy Statement” Montell, Gabriela. “How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. 27 Mar. 2003.

Diversity Statement Golash-Boza, Tanya. “How to Write an Effective Diversity Statement.” Inside Higher Ed 10 June 2016.

Service Statement Cosley, Dan. “Tenure: Writing and Thinking about Service.” 21 June 2013.

Alt-Ac & Non-Academic Job Resources CWRU offers access to “Aurora” – by Beyond the Professoriate (career advice, educational materials for navigating the job search, videos/interviews with PhDs pursuing various careers, etc.).  Read more here: https://beyondprof.com/aurora-dgs/ Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths Beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM, edited by Joseph Fuscione and Kelly J. Baker (2018) – available via Project Muse with CWRU Network ID/Connection So, What Are You Going to Do With That, 3rd Edition “So What Are You Going to Do With That?” – Chronicle Review Imagine PhD (requires free account)

Financial Wellness University of California, Davis – “Financial Wellness” Columbia University – Student Financial Services: Graduate Students

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