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New CFT Assistant Director for Graduate Programs Shares His Research Interests

Yes She Can: Examining the Educational and Career Pathways of African American Women in Senior Leadership Positions in 4-Year Public Universities This qualitative study explores how Black women in senior leadership positions in 4-year public universities in the United States speak about the experiences and characteristics that contribute to their academic achievements, career advancement, and…

Posted by on October 13, 2020 in Career, CFT Programs, CFT staff, Events, News, nocaption,

High Demand for gradSTEP Session Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices

Careers – academic and otherwise – are on the minds of many Vanderbilt graduate students this winter as they begin applying for positions, interviewing and awaiting offers. At the CFT we can tell because the career-focused session “Beyond the Ivory…

Posted by on January 19, 2013 in Career, Events, GradSTEP

CIRTL Online Coffee Hour Series: Building an Academic Career

Alternative academic career (alt-ac) opportunities appear to be increasing in both number and prominence. What are these positions, and how can you pursue them? How can your teaching or research experience be an asset in these positions? What are the…

Posted by on January 17, 2013 in Career, CIRTL, Events, News, STEM

Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices

GTF Adam Wilsman discusses the upcoming gradSTEP session: Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices. Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. This year’s…

Posted by on January 4, 2013 in Career, Events, GradSTEP, Graduate Education