Career Diversity for Medievalists: Insights from outside the Academy (A Panel Discussion)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

CARA (Committee on Centers and Regional Associations, Medieval Academy of America)

Organizer Name

Sarah Davis-Secord

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of New Mexico

Presider Name

Michael A. Ryan

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of New Mexico

Paper Title 1

Panelist

Presenter 1 Name

Suzann K. Gallagher

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Paper Title 2

Panelist

Presenter 2 Name

Kate Mertes

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Mertes Editorial Services

Paper Title 3

Panelist

Presenter 3 Name

Alyssa Nayyar

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 4

Panelist

Presenter 4 Name

Dayanna Knight

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Viking Coloring Book Project

Start Date

13-5-2017 1:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1045

Description

At Congress 2016, CARA sponsored a panel discussion on the topic of career diversity from the perspective of faculty and administrators ("Addressing Career Diversity for Medievalists") -- discussing how we can foster in graduate students and graduate programs the wide variety of careers for which an advanced degree in medieval studies can prepare students. The panel elicited a great conversation that we have decided to continue at Congress 2017--this time from the perspective of graduates who have successfully found careers outside of the academy. We plan to have four panelists explain how graduate work in medieval studies prepared them for the non-faculty jobs they have, how they located and applied for these jobs, and how their employment outside of the academy is enhanced by their having obtained advanced degrees in medieval studies.

Sarah Davis-Secord