Graduate Education: Then, Now, Next Session 2: Externship Week

Session 2 Overview:

Shadow and learn from partners including: the Modern 
Language Association, the American Council of Learned Societies, Princeton University Press, Rockefeller University, and more.

GradFUTURES externships provide Princeton doctoral 
students with short-term, shadowing opportunities to explore diverse career paths and professions within and beyond academia. Leveraging the Graduate School’s graduate alumni network and existing partnerships, these unpaid externships provide Ph.D. students with concise, high-impact exposure to organizational leadership, culture, and strategic operations through mentored shadowing experiences with leadership at partner organizations across the nonprofit, public, private, and academic sectors.
During an externship, externs will shadow senior leaders and Ph.D. professionals to learn about their day-to-day responsibilities and the organization's strategic goals. The extern will gain firsthand insights into the skills and expertise they utilize, the decision-making processes they oversee or are involved in, their interactions with staff, other teams, and stakeholders, as well as their primary contributions to the organization's mission. When possible, the extern may attend meetings, conferences, and other industry events sponsored by the host organization.


Series Overview:
Graduate Education: Then, Now, Next focuses on the historical realities, the present pressing issues, and the future of graduate education in North America and globally. We will augment readings and discussion with a rotation of visiting speakers who will address graduate education’s past and present, as well as forward-looking and tactically-oriented discussions of how graduate students can best prepare for the futures in front of them.