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re: Genovese Yes, he taught at a Poly in Brooklyn to start out. Later he went on to teach at Rutgers and Rochester. At Rutgers he came out against the Vietnam War, was "blackballed" by some politicians but was never fired and was later made Dept. Chair at Rochester. And no, Foner needn't be your adviser to do great work. There is some symmetry to the fact that Genovese got his PhD at Columbia, where Foner now teaches, no? Maybe Laurel Thatcher Ulrich would be suit the widely-influential-PhD-from-place-unknown parable. Mother of two, wife to a faculty member at UNH, now a prize winner, past AHA president, and distinguished chair at Harvard.

There is nothing for me between "Home and "Instructions." Perhaps it is only there for the admitted?

Yep, I applied to UConn and heard back from the DGS on Feb. 26th. I was happy to be admitted for work in early North American history. There hasn't been anything in the mail, but the DGS said the department was offering 5 years (with the department being willing to work something out for a sixth) at $15,000 a year with subsidized benefits. 15 hours a week as a TA or research assistant in return. If you are looking for any more information I'd be happy to respond in a personal email.

Thin Mountain Air, when did you hear from your professor at Cornell? I'm still waiting to hear back from them. Good luck moving forward.

Okay. Dr. v. Professor v. First name is legit. Never Mr. or Mrs. for someone who holds a MD or PhD. I side with the NYTimes Style Guide and opt not to use Dr. for anyone that isn't a MD. At least not initially. If they hold a PhD and request it, great, I'm happy to oblige. I prefer, however, to address professors with "Dear Professor..." If asked/instructed to use the first name I'm happy to do that as well. But to reiterate the major theme of the discussion, it is better to be overly formal and stay on the safe side. --- From Phillip Corbett in the NYTimes usage blog, "After Deadline." http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/faqs-on-style/?scp=4&sq=style%20dr.%20mr.%20mrs.&st=cse Who’s a Dr.? Our continued use of courtesy titles — increasingly rare in the news media — prompts many questions. Rules on the use of “Dr.” in particular can lead to confusion, for readers and unfortunately sometimes for our writers. Here’s our stylebook entry: Dr. should be used in all references for physicians and dentists whose practice is their primary current occupation, or who work in a closely related field, like medical writing, research or pharmaceutical manufacturing: Dr. Alex E. Baranek; Dr. Baranek; the doctor. (Those who practice only incidentally, or not at all, should be called Mr., Ms., Miss or Mrs.) Anyone else with an earned doctorate, like a Ph.D. degree, may request the title, but only if it is germane to the holder’s primary current occupation (academic, for example, or laboratory research). For a Ph.D., the title should appear only in second and later references. The holder of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree may also choose not to use the title. Do not use the title for someone whose doctorate is honorary.

Thank you for the replies. Exactly. Not looking good, wanting to hold out hope, telling myself it is probably not worth the effort and angst to do so. How badly do you want to write to the DGS or Grad Secretary and ask but 'not want to be the guy' that gets bumped on an Excel spread sheet for impatience? Where's the Magic Eight Ball when you need it? Signs point to...

So Davis... In looking through the admits and rejections from the past few years a trend emerges: those who posted their admittance usually did so during the first or second week of February. Rejections were regularly in mid-March and beyond. Some in the rejection camp even note being "not competitive." It seems odd to wait that long to send out a "not competitive" rejection. At this point I'd like to think that I fall somewhere between those two poles and I'd love to hear from others to see what you all think. What are others experiencing with Davis this year? I think we only have one U.S. History admit this year (on the big board, with one Euro acceptance, one L.A. acceptance and one U.S. rejection), but I'd like to know if folks have been wait-listed or contacted about an admitted students' day. Any information would help. As an aside, thank you all for keeping things positive. One guy who just got accepted to Princeton posted a really nasty message the other day and I was glad to see it taken down. If you are headed to NJ next year : 1) good for you, congrats; 2) look out for the guy that quotes Good Will Hunting w/o irony and cuts in line at Starbucks. He sounds awesome.