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Information useful for advising students (esp. from underrepresented groups) about advantages of graduate study in philosophy and careers people pursue thereafter?

Brian Leiter

MOVING TO FRONT FROM APRIL 20, TO ENCOURAGE MORE RESPONSES

A colleague elsewhere writes:

Are you aware of resources I might consult that would give me information about the various kinds of careers people doing graduate (MA or PhD) study in philosophy enter?  Or other materials that might be useful in counseling students from underrepresented groups about the possible advantages of graduate study in philosophy?  (Some of this information might be in the form of information originally directed at potential undergraduate majors.)

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3 responses to “Information useful for advising students (esp. from underrepresented groups) about advantages of graduate study in philosophy and careers people pursue thereafter?”

  1. Mats Volberg

    Few links on the topic I have stored over the years
    http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/philosophy-whats-the-use/
    http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/10/is-philosophy-the-most-practical-major/246763/
    http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/06/the-management-myth/304883/5/
    http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/humanities/humcareers.htm (strictly speaking not about only philosophy)
    http://web.williams.edu/Mathematics/devadoss/careerpath.html

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  2. Matt Drabek

    One piece of advice I'd give to graduate students in the first or second year is this: take a look at the JFP and take note of all the non-academic jobs being advertised, and then follow up by checking out the company and noting the sort of skills needed for the job. Every year, there are at least 1 or 2 non-academic companies that advertise in the JFP (in the last couple of years, I've seen ads from robotics companies and standardized testing companies – note, I currently work for a standardized testing organization in a position that was advertised in the JFP).

    In addition to that, look at the jobs being advertised in other higher ed sources (higheredjobs, insidehighered, chronicle, etc.). Note the skills and/or degrees required, and try to see what you'd be interested in doing.

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  3. piercea28@sacredheart.edu

    Here's a link to an interesting discussion of this issue, specifically as it relates to African-American students:

    http://tressiemc.com/2013/04/05/blanket-dont-go-to-graduate-school-advice-ignores-race-and-reality/

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