The Kind Leading the Blind: Best Practices in Graduate Advising (A Panel Discussion)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA)

Organizer Name

Alan Baragona

Organizer Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Presider Name

Bonnie Wheeler

Presider Affiliation

Southern Methodist Univ.

Paper Title 1

Panelist

Presenter 1 Name

Larry J. Swain

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Bemidji State Univ.

Paper Title 2

Panelist

Presenter 2 Name

Amy N. Vines

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of North Carolina-Greensboro

Paper Title 3

Panelist

Presenter 3 Name

Britt Mize

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Texas A&M Univ.

Paper Title 4

Panelist

Presenter 4 Name

Thomas J. Farrell

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Stetson Univ.

Paper Title 5

Panelist

Presenter 5 Name

Larissa Tracy

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Longwood Univ.

Paper Title 6

Panelist

Presenter 6 Name

D. Thomas Hanks, Jr.

Presenter 6 Affiliation

Baylor Univ.

Start Date

11-5-2017 7:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II Garneau Lounge

Description

Best practices in graduate advising for both M.A. and Ph.D. students, including choosing a dissertation topic, building a curriculum vitae, balancing scholarship with teaching as a T.A., the role of professional organizations in preparing grad students, helping graduate students become mentors themselves, and once you get the tenure track job, how to get tenure.

Alan Baragona