Working Historians is a podcast series that showcases the work and careers of historians in a wide variety of career fields. The podcast’s primary goals are to introduce history students and the general public to the career paths available to people who study history, to introduce and promote historians to students and the public, and to showcase the work that historians do on a regular basis.
Rob Denning and James Fennessy host Working Historians. James was Associate Dean for History at Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Campus but now works for the federal government. Rob is currently Associate Dean for Liberal Arts at SNHU, primarily responsible for the online undergraduate and graduate history programs. Although the hosts have connections to SNHU, the podcast is not a production of SNHU and does not claim to represent SNHU in any way.
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Working Historians is a podcast series that showcases the work and careers of historians in a wide variety of career fields. The podcast’s primary goals are to introduce history students and the general public to the career paths available to people who study history, to introduce and promote historians to students and the public, and to showcase the work that historians do on a regular basis.
Rob Denning and James Fennessy host Working Historians. James was Associate Dean for History at Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Campus but now works for the federal government. Rob is currently Associate Dean for Liberal Arts at SNHU, primarily responsible for the online undergraduate and graduate history programs. Although the hosts have connections to SNHU, the podcast is not a production of SNHU and does not claim to represent SNHU in any way.
Should I Go to Graduate School (MA or PhD) for History?
Working Historians
54 minutes 11 seconds
2 years ago
Should I Go to Graduate School (MA or PhD) for History?
Rob keeps the gang together to answer the question often posed by history majors: Should I go to graduate school in history? Eric Greisinger, Allison Millward, CB Repass, Matt Schandler, Ryan Tripp, and Rob discuss the magnitude and consequences of the decision to pursue master’s or doctoral degrees in history, share some of their grad school experiences, and muse about whether or not their degrees were worth the time and energy.
Speaker timeline:
01:16 - Matt Schandler12:21 - Rob Denning29:49 - CB Repass31:21 - Ryan Tripp33:36 - Allison Millward36:02 - Eric Greisinger37:26 - Allison Millward39:49 - Eric Greisinger40:12 - Rob Denning41:10 - CB Repass42:16 - Ryan Tripp44:11 - Rob Denning47:00 - Allison Millward47:41 - Eric Greisinger48:39 - Allison Millward49:30 - Ryan Tripp49:53 - Rob Denning50:42 - Eric Greisinger51:08 - Ryan Tripp51:53 - Allison Millward52:27 - Rob Denning
Working Historians
Working Historians is a podcast series that showcases the work and careers of historians in a wide variety of career fields. The podcast’s primary goals are to introduce history students and the general public to the career paths available to people who study history, to introduce and promote historians to students and the public, and to showcase the work that historians do on a regular basis.
Rob Denning and James Fennessy host Working Historians. James was Associate Dean for History at Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Campus but now works for the federal government. Rob is currently Associate Dean for Liberal Arts at SNHU, primarily responsible for the online undergraduate and graduate history programs. Although the hosts have connections to SNHU, the podcast is not a production of SNHU and does not claim to represent SNHU in any way.
