Latinx Guide to Graduate School , livre ebook

273

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English

Ebooks

2023

Écrit par
Barrera Magdalena L. Barrera , Negron-Gonzales Genevieve Negron-Gonzales

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Duke University Press

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30 janvier 2023

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9781478024309

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

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In The Latinx Guide to Graduate School Genevieve Negron-Gonzales and Magdalena L. Barrera provide prospective and current Latinx graduate students in the humanities and social sciences fields with a roadmap for surviving and thriving in advanced-degree programs. They document the unwritten rules of graduate education that impact Latinx students, demystifying and clarifying the essential requirements for navigating graduate school that Latinx students may not know because they are often the first in their families to walk that path. Topics range from identifying the purpose of graduate research, finding the right program, and putting together a strong application to developing a graduate student identity, cultivating professional and personal relationships, and mapping out a post--graduate school career. The book also includes resources for undocumented students. Equal parts how-to guide, personal reflection, manifesto, and academic musing, this book gives a culturally resonant perspective that speaks to the unique Latinx graduate student experience.

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Publié par

Duke University Press

Date de parution

30 janvier 2023

EAN13

9781478024309

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

13 Mo

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The Latinx Guide toàûàé ŝçHôô

Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales and Magdalena L. Barrera

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names:Negrón-onzales,enevieve,author.|Barrera,Magdalena L., [date] author. Title: e Latinx guide to graduate school / enevieve Negrón-onzalesandMagdalenaL.Barrera. Description: Durham : Duke University Press, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identiîers: çç 2022039694 (print) çç 2022039695 (ebook) ïŝ 9781478019671 (paperback) ïŝ 9781478017035 (hardcover) ïŝ 9781478024309 (ebook) Subjects: çŝ: Hispanic Americans—Education (raduate) | Hispanic Americans—raduate students. | Universities and colleges—raduate work—Social aspects. | Education, Higher— Social aspects—United States. | ïŝàç: ŝôçïà ŝçïÉçÉ / Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic American Studies | Éûçàïô / Schools / Levels / Higher Classiîcation: çç ç2670.6 .44 2023 (print) | çç ç2670.6 (ebook) | ç 378.1/5508968073—dc23/eng/20221011 ç record available at https: //lccn.loc.gov/2022039694 ç ebook record available at https: //lccn.loc.gov/2022039695

Cover art: Illustration by Adriana Arriaga.

We dedicate this book to the up-and-comingLatinx/a/o scholars and practitioners.¡Ánimo!

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: You Thought You Were Buying a How-to Book but

Ended Up Getting a Love Letter, Manifesto, and Flashlight

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El Comienzo: How is Book Came About Our Journeys to raduate School Latinx/a/os and Higher Education: ¡¿Pa’ Qué?! ¿A Dónde Vamos? A Road Map of the Book A Note on Voice and Narration One inal Note: “Se Hace Camino Al Andar”

1 To Grad School or Not to Grad School?

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Two Reality Checks If You Are Considering a PhD: inances and the Academic Job Market Identifying the Right Program(s) for You “When’s the Right Time?” and Other Common Questions Do Your Research before Signing Up for a Professional Research Degree e inances of rad School Putting Together Your Application Requesting Strong Letters of Recommendation et Organized and Allow Time for the Process What to Do When the Decision Letters Arrive Relection Questions Sample Email Inquiry to Potential aculty Mentors

2 Learning to Be a Grad Student

etting Your Act Together: rad School Begins before Classes Start

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Am I ood Enough to Be Here? Confronting the Culture of Academia rad School Is a Process and a Performance Cultivating Your rad Student Identity Relection Questions Preparándome para rad School: A Checklist

Essential Skills in Graduate School

Cómo Vuela el Tiempo: Managing Time Read Like an Academic Become a oughtful Contributor Envision Yourself as a Professional Writer Ready for an Argument? Asserting Your Voice as a Scholar etting eedback on Your Writing Know When to Stop Writing If Essays Are Sprints, en a esis Is a Marathon On Beginning Again (and Again) Relection Questions Suggested Readings, Resources, and Tools Example of a Topical versus Argument-Driven Outline

Unwritten Rules of the Academy: Navigating the Gray Area

Racism and Unwritten Rules An Orientation to Unwritten Rules Conferences and Professional Networking Social Media and Managing Your Online Presence Last oughts on Unwritten Rules Relection Questions

Navigating Professional Relationships in Graduate School

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White Supremacy and rad School Relationships Caretaking Professional Relationships e Purpose of OFîce Hours When DiFîculties Arise in Your Life etting Critique

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Navigating Personal Relationships in Graduate School

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Life after Graduate School

Preparing to Be Postgrad Picking a Preliminary Pathway: Industry, Nonproît, or Academia? Navigating the Academic Job Market e Logistics of the Academic Job Market eReallyHardStuFf:Competition,Self-Doubt,and the Realities of the Academic Job Market Alt-AcRoute,orLet’sReturntotheStartofisChapter Relection Questions

Letters of Recommendation Dealing with a DiFîcult Professor (for One Semester, Maybe Two) Dealing with a Mismatch or DiFîcult Advisor Maintaining Relationships with Your Mentors over Time e Cohort. Oh, Lord, the Cohort. Navigating Chisme Remaking Mentorship: Mentoring above You, to the Side, and Below Cultivating Relationships in the Academy beyond Your Institution Remaking the Academy by Rethinking Academic Relationships Relection Questions

Latinx Culture Is Relational: Busting the Myth at rad School Requires You to Hide at Home Romantic Relationships during raduate School raduate School and Kids Communicating with Your amily Your Relationship with Yourself: Mental Health, Self-Love,andPrioritizingWellness Relection Questions

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