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U of Southern California starts program to train recent Ph.D.s as teachers

Many humanities and social science Ph.D.s leave graduate school and are thrust into adjunct employment as they seek out more permanent positions. Others take on postdoctoral fellowships — essentially full-time teaching or research gigs — under one or two-year contracts that may offer little in the way of mentorship.

The University of Southern California has created an alternative for a select number of recent graduates, offering them full-time employment, with benefits, for up to two years. In return, these Ph.D.s teach four class discussion sections for a faculty mentor, as well as a course of their own design.

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Colleen Flaherty

Full Story: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/28/u-southern-california-starts-program-train-recent-phds-teachers?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=e7ec3744ca-DNU20150928&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-e7ec3744ca-197558793

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