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2 hours ago, historyofamanda said:
So the University of Pittsburgh said that they would be announcing admission & funding decisions around March 15th. I’ve heard nothing from them so far and I really would love any kind of an update but I don’t want to bother them or come off as disrespectful considering all of the chaos going on with the Coronavirus. When would be an appropriate time to reach out about an update, maybe closer to the end of this week or early next week?
This is an unique situation because of COVID-19. Most schools are thinking about how to finish the semester without harm to the student body. It's a fluid situation and my guess is that when Pitt made the announcement they didn't anticipate that the virus would spread so quickly. It's a good probability that most departments have delayed decisions until they get a handle on setting requirements for the remainder of the semester first. At my school, they already extended Spring break past this week until the end of next week, so they can establish online teaching protocols. My advice is to wait until next week to give them a gentle reminder. Good luck!
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39 minutes ago, AP said:
[Tip for Americanists: please, f*cking engage with the literature of your topic outside the US. Eg: if you study gender in urban settings, do engage with scholars that study Europe and Latin America, for example].
Good lord, same for British historians.
Yes, good advice on both counts! That's why more grad history programs are taking a global approach (read non-Ivy) to at least provide an additional avenue for employment.
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13 hours ago, FruitLover said:
How long after getting a PhD and not getting a TT job would you say you could still realistically compete with new grads? I know it all depends on a range of factors, but I assume that it isn’t equal if someone with a Berkeley PhD from 10 years ago (and no TT job) is competing against someone with a Harvard PhD from 2 years ago...
I agree with the other replies, though there are exceptions occasionally. Unfortunately, (cough, cough) there is implied (cough, cough) age discrimination. Not universally applicable but departments will favor younger applicants because they can potentially have a longer career. The same holds for non-traditional older PhD applicants.
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TMP - Your observation parallel the experiences of two undergrad friends who earned their PhD at Berkeley and Columbia, and are still in search of a tenured track after spending the past two decades in visiting and non-tenured jobs. I fear that the train has left the station for them.
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For everyone still in a liminal state of not knowing, hang in there and at least try doing something you enjoy instead of being in nervous anticipation. It does not change the application process unfortunately. The academic gods decide, so have a good read, listen to good music, eat a good meal, watch a good flick, and engage in a great conversation with friends. The best of luck for everyone still waiting to hear!
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13 hours ago, psstein said:
It's a systemic problem. Rhetoric about "useless degrees" has pushed a lot of students into business degrees and STEM, though there's an oversaturation issue, now.
Yes, STEM is the most popular pursuit at my university, though over-saturation doesn't seem to stem the tide. At least there are fewer papers to grade in history courses.
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On 2/17/2020 at 11:52 AM, OHSP said:
Perhaps fewer applicants / dare I (jokingly) say the words "dying discipline"**. 2 of the 40 students I'm currently teaching in a history class are history majors or minors, and that was roughly the same last semester.
**maybe hibernating rather than dying.In the past two years enrollment in undergrad history classes are generally down across fields at my university. The dept. is figuring out how to bring enrollment back up.
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20 hours ago, historyofsloths said:
American History
- R_Escobar (20th century, American Indian),
- crazedandinfused (antebellum, intellectual),
- hopin'-n-prayin' (southern, religious),
- stevemcn (transnational),
- Simple Twist of Fate (early American),
- zb642 (20th century, labor/working-class culture),
- BCEmory08 (19th-20th century Catholicism, labor),
- irvinchiva10 (20th century, immigration/immigration reform)
- natsteel (early American political culture and intellectual history)
- unforth (19th century US political and military history, US Civil War)
- hbeels (colonial, early national, 19th century, transappalachain west, historical memory of these eras/areas)
- thedig13 (20th century U.S.; built environment, modern consumer culture, race, and immigration)
- Weepsie (North American Mapping, Exploration and Trade, Anti-Communism/Socialism in Interwar period, bit of a mixed bag)
- lafayette (19th c. [with a dash of 20th], urban, intellectual)
- vtstevie (Revolutionary/Early Republic New England, infrastructure/economic)
- macmc (Feminist, gender, and LGBT history)
- HistThrift (early America, indigenous history)
- junotwest (19/20th century African-American, Cultural/Intellectual, Gender & Sexuality)
- calhoun&caffeine (19th cen. Southern [political])
- tampopo ramen (19th-20th century capitalism/business)
- BookishVixen (late 18th-early 20th ce maritime communities, cultural, gender & sexuality)
- hardtack&coffee (19th Century American Social & Military History, American Civil War)
- spellbanisher (economic and cultural history of the gilded age, progressive era, and the 1920s)
- ThisGreatFolly (intellectual, religious, political violence, rhetoric)
- lily9 (Indigenous history, social history, public history)
- ashiepoo72 (Cold War foreign policy and intelligence agencies, decolonization, transnational history)
- e_randolph (citizenship, politics, culture, early republic, borderlands)
- Karou (Indigenous history, French and Spanish settler-colonialism, US South, sexual violence and colonization, decolonization/decolonial methods)
- historygeek (culture, immigration, women and gender, public history)
- ltr317 (19th century social and cultural)
European History
- Kelkel (Modern Germany, political),
- goldielocks (Britain),
- SapperDaddy (Eastern and Central Europe),
- kotov (Modern Romania, Holocaust, labor),
- RevolutionBlues (Modern Western Europe/France labor and leftist politics),
- theregalrenegade (18th/19th cent British Empire/environment),
- jrah822 (19th century Britain; emphasis on colonial relationship to India),
- grlu0701 (Intellectual & cultural history,fin de siecle Germany and Italy),
- naturalog (modern European [mostly German] intellectual and cultural/sexuality and gender/political radicalism),
- runaway (Eastern/Central, memorialization & visual culture),
- Sequi001 (Modern France, gender and sexuality, colonialism/imperialism)
- Abetheh (19th/early 20th century Germany and France, religious politics vs secularization)
- NeutralKate (Modern Russia, modern European economic history)
- Crackerjacktiming (Modern Germany, gender and sexuality)
- GloFish (USSR, Stalinism, Soviet-American Relations)
- jamc8383 (19th/20th century France, interwar culture, relationship between body, mind & place)
- Heimat Historian (19th/20th century Germany, migration, settler colonialism)
- AshleyJuneBug (Early Modern France and Britain, gender and sexuality)
- maelia8 (19th/early 20th century Germany, imperialism and colonialism, travel, exploration)
- BookishVixen (Victorian and Edwardian English imperialism/gender & sexiality)
- episkey (19th/20th century France, gender and sexuality, Holocaust)
- AngesRadieux (18th/early 19th century France, cultural history, music)
- ManifestMidwest (modern France, colonialism & imperialism, Pacific worlds)
- DGrayson (early modern Western Europe [focusing mostly on England right now], economic and religious history)
- Ziggysunshine (19th/20th century Belgium, architecture and urban planning, intellectual history)
- ltr317 (Modern Britain)
African History
- Oseirus (precolonial/early colonial West Africa),
- Singwaya18 (20th century East Africa),
- Safferz (20th century Horn/Northeast Africa),
- The People's Scholar (Spanish colonialim in Africa- i.e. middle/West Africa)
- Jogatoronto (Psychiatry in early colonial West Africa)
- ronwill06 (Social and political radical movements)
- Heimat Historian (German settlements in Southern Africa)
- thekatieladybird (Post-independence conflict and social histories in Central Africa)
- fortsibut (Gender and religious issues in 20th century sub-Saharan Africa)
Latin American History
- CageFree RIP (20th century, Southern Cone)
- BH-history,
- The People's Scholar (18th-19th century Colombia)
- StrangeLight (20th century Central America)
- Heimat Historian (German settlements in Southern cone and Mexico)
- Mujereslibres (German informal colonization of Peru, Brazil, and Chile)
- AP
East Asian History
- alleykat (Modern China)
- getitlow (Modern China: Republican, Women, Gender and Sexuality)
- kyjin (Pre-Modern Japan)
- aec09g (Modern Japan)
- pudewen (Late Imperial China)
- kdavid (Modern China; focus on the Republican period)
- Minion.banana (late imperial China, Islam, intellectual networks)
- qkhitai (Medieval China and Central Asia, literature and ethnicity)
- lordtiandao (Imperial China: political and fiscal)
Near/Middle Eastern History
- uhohlemonster, (modern Israel, Iran, Palestine)
- oswic (modern Egypt, gender)
- Conmel (modern pan-Islamic thought/networks)
- Baloch (Oman)
Atlantic World
- sandyvanb
- crazedandinfused
Global/World History
- cooperstreet (Cold War)
- melissarose8585
- Heimat Historian (German settlements throughout world)
- ashiepoo72 (Cold War foreign policy and intelligence agencies, decolonization, transnational history)
Jewish History
- uhohlemonster, (modern Israel)
- hopin'-n-'prayin,
- kotov (Holocaust),
- naturalog (sometimes modern European/Holocaust),
- runaway (memorialization & visual culture),
- ticklemepink (20th c. Germany/U.S)
- awells27 (Late Antiquity: Roman Empire/Palestine/Byzantine)
- historyofsloths (20th c. US/Zionism/student organizations)
Science/Technology/Environment
- shaxmaty1848 (Cold War)
- StrangeLight (environmental history, ecological distribution conflicts)
- sukipower (20th c. forensic science & anthropology, 19th c. science and medicine)
- Neist (19th/20th c. biological sciences)
- seh0517 (scientific illustration, ancient egyptian science & medicine, astronomy, mortuary science)
- lily9 (Indigenous science and how it fit into architecture and urban planning (especially astronomy)
- WhaleshipEssex (18/19th c. horology, timekeeping, and temporality)
Social
- annieca (Cold War and Post-Cold War East and Central Europe)
- BookishVixen (Spheres of influence, Progressive Era reforms affecting immigration)
Classical and Medieval
- Hogs of War (Monastic Studies and Conflicts in Authority)
- telkanuru (high Medieval intellectual and social history, Cistercian studies)
- AbbeyRoad (Monastic History, Gender, Cistercians)
- Kirialax ("Dark Age" Byzantium; the Komnenoi)
Cultural
- StrangeLight (gender, race, ethnicity, and religion)
- hbeels (race/ethnicity, religious, masculinity/feminimity, print/literature)
- crazedandinfused (race, nationalism, performance, rhetoric)
- alleykat (religion, race/ethnicity, cultural relativism)
- Heimat Historian (German culture in transnational context)
- nhhistorynut (20th century US, African American, race/racism, Black nationalism)
- historygeek (20th century US, women and gender, race/ethnicity)
Canadian History
- truthfinder (New France, religious)
- lily9 (Indigenous history)
South Asia
- pakhistorian (Pakistan/Bangladesh,cultural, social, political, women, public history, digital history)
Southeast Asia
- kxlx (early modern, colonialism, port cities, Islam)
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6 hours ago, L13 said:
"Obviously applicants need to do their own research, but pointing them in the right direction, or even just a direction, when they have zero idea what to look for is not going to jeopardize the fairness of the application process or cause them to be accepted on false pretenses and flunk out or whatever."
I agree with WhaleshipEssex, though I might have been more polite. The Op's question is too broad and implies a complete lack of knowledge in the field. I may be wrong, but the way the question is framed and the lack of other information gave me that assumption. If one is looking to apply for a history PhD in a specific field, then a modicum of self-motivation should be the start. That essential beginning should be speaking to the history faculty at one's school, who would be best equipped to point the aspirant in the right direction. Even if the potential applicant didn't major in history, it is still the best place to start asking questions, before doing further research or engaging in this, or, any other grad forum.
45Quote"OP, I'm not in your field, but I've gotten the impression Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford and Berkeley dominate job placement in the US, with Columbia being the most successful, though your specific subfield and interests should narrow that down considerably."
This is not helpful. All these schools have good placement rates, but that doesn't mean they are the best in every thematic or temporal aspect of South Asian History.
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22 hours ago, historygeek said:
Thanks for the suggestion— my faculty mentor has suggested looking into different UCs; it’s good to know Davis might be of interest!
Yeah, a lot of possible mentors are in my specific field (the closest is Dr. Diner at NYU, who does Jewish immigration history), but I’ve tried my best to find people who are in similar fields, so far with a decent amount of success.
Professor Diner has in the past written about other ethnic immigrations--e.g. Irish.
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I was in a similar situation years ago. I don't know your particulars, but for me the best thing was to rest and free my mind for several weeks. I wanted to pursue some of my interests during that period, but I realized the best thing was to unburden myself of thought instead of substituting one form of thinking for another. In the end, I went back to school with a clear head--tabula rasa--and found myself refreshed and motivated for learning. During that time, I did a lot of hiking, listening to nature, and did some fishing. Even tried meditation. I quit my FT job when I returned to school and found PT work instead. Since I had savings I could afford to supplement my reduced earnings. I don't know what type of writing you're interested, but I would stay away from academia during the summer. By the time you finished a summer program you won't have time to practice what you've learned. You'll be immersed in tons of reading and writing in your FT program come fall. If you really want to write this summer, just rent a cabin in the woods and write. Your situation and mindset may not be the same, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
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Everyone has given you sound advice on the application process. Just concentrate on the things you have control over in the next 6-7 months. Unless I missed it, you didn't specify whether you're planning on applying to MA or PhD programs.
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My experience is similar to @TakeruK. That question was asked on some of my applications. Just be honest--academia is based on integrity. In your case, it seems the infraction was minor and should not cause a problem.
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18 minutes ago, WhaleshipEssex said:
"He was part of that whole Yale thing"
Are you quoting from American Psycho?
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On 4/4/2018 at 3:30 PM, TheHessianHistorian said:
Just got a rejection from Brandeis's Master's program on Monday. Prof. Sreenivasan said he was disappointed with the decision, but it just came down to the fact that their MA program is only 1 year long and he is going to be on sabbatical for half of that year. He said if I'd applied in any other year, I wouldn't have had a problem getting in.
On another note, I just got an acceptance to WUSTL's PhD program today with a $23,360/year x 6 years funding offering. Between that and my acceptances to the Binghamton, Alabama, Northern Illinois, and Texas Tech Master's programs, I have a tough decision to make...
Congrats! Maybe I'm not seeing something since I'm looking from the outside, but a funded PhD offer from WashU seems more attractive than any of the MA offers.
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Declined my Fordham offer, perhaps it will help someone on this forum.
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1 hour ago, L13 said:
"But in general it's not uncommon for people with historical interests but without history degrees to apply to master's programs in history, so as long as you explain the connection to your research/coursework well in your statement, I'd expect you to be okay."
I'm a case in point to your comment. I earned a BA in Psychology and an MPA with no prior historical training. I met with the history MA grad advisor before applying and mentioned that I developed an interest in studying history after a career in the public sector. The advisor suggested I sample a wide range of courses to get a grounding in the historical method and I was off and running.
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Same here.
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1 hour ago, earlycalifornia said:
You received an email letting you know you moved up?
No, I spoke to my POI.
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On 3/8/2018 at 3:31 PM, Warelin said:
Accepted at WUSTL.
Congrats! I've heard people say that Harvard is the WUSTL of the East!
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I was accepted at Fordham yesterday but without funding. I'm going to ask for tuition waiver and if they say no, then I'll be attending Stony Brook unless I'm admitted off the waitlist at CUNY. At least this long and grueling application cycle is almost over. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting for a decision(s).
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I'm out at UConn and Rutgers but have moved up the waitlist at the CUNY GC.
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10 minutes ago, cocakolakowski said:
Hello everyone,
I officially accepted an offer from Syracuse University for the fall. This forum has helped me manage all the stress and anxiety that unfortunately can come from application season. Best of luck to everyone and thank you for providing a home via this forum for all my questions and worries. You guys are the best ?
Congrats! I guess I won't see you at the Stony Brook open house?
Applying for 2021...So Many Questions...
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"I'm working on my French and German reading knowledge. My grad school can administer the test; in fact, my thesis advisor has encouraged me to do it, but will the results be accepted wherever I attend?"
I agree with TMP and psstein that language exemption depends on the particular program. In my case, I took a French graduate reading course during my MA program. When I requested exemption at my current PhD program, the graduate director requested I submit the graded final exam (based on translation of a Foucault passage) for approval. The director determined that the exam was rigorous enough for exemption.