Professional Development for Grad Students

We are developing some professional development programs for graduate students, covering such topics as identifying and applying for external grants, preparing for the job market, and leveraging the opportunities offered by new media and outlets for bringing your work to diverse audiences. The first such event will take place on Tuesday, November 15 at 6PM. Nicole Hemmer, Assistant Professor in Presidential Studies at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia will lead a workshop on "Beyond the Op-Ed Page: Public Engagement in the New Media Age." Hemmer, the author Messengers of the Right, a history of conservative media in the United States, is also a contributing editor to U.S. News & World Report, where she writes a weekly column about politics and history, and a syndicated columnist for The Age in Melbourne, Australia. Her writing appears in a number of national and international publications, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, The New Republic, Politico, Vox, and the Los Angeles Times. She also co-hosts and produces Past Present, a history podcast that launched in October 2015.