Will Goldsmith on “Lessons from the Transferable PhD Conference”

Almost 50 percent of those who earn Ph.D.s in history do something else besides teach as tenure-track faculty at universities or four-year colleges. As a history Ph.D. student, I’ve been confronted with that basic fact since starting graduate school four years ago. And yet, that “something else” has often felt elusive. What else do history Ph.D.s do? How do they make that transition from graduate school to other employment? How do they take the skills and experiences of Ph.D. training and apply it elsewhere?

Goldsmith's blog can be seen here.