ACLS Doctoral Futures Town Hall – Admissions and Career Outcomes

In this town hall, graduate students, faculty, and academic professionals are invited to explore the relationship between doctoral admissions and career outcomes. In an era of shrinking academic job markets, the vast majority of doctoral graduates will build careers outside the professoriate — in Higher Ed but also in government, nonprofits, and industry. But are programs making admissions decisions with that in mind? And if not, should they?

Together with ACLS Doctoral Futures, examine how admissions criteria and practices could evolve to recognize and recruit students who will thrive across the full range of careers a doctorate can lead to. Come ready to share what you’ve experienced, observed, and imagined.