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Working Historians is a podcast series where we discuss what historians do with their lives. Hosted by Rob Denning and James Fennessy.

Columbus, OH and San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2017
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SNHU Liberal Arts Alumni & Students, check out "Passion and Practically: A Liberal Arts Podcast Series" at lnkd.in/diXkdRtg . In this podcast series, faculty, staff, and guests discuss career paths, the research and creative work of practitioners in the field, and more.
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WATCHING OVER YELLOWSTONE (@Kansas_Press) tells the boots-on-the-ground story of the troops charged with imposing order on man and nature in America’s first national park, #Yellowstone. Learn more as @msubillings prof Thomas C. Rust joins @DrRobHistory ↙️ newbooksnetwork.com/thomas-c…
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Beginning with a land dispute and ending with the untimely death of an oyster dredger, PIRATES of the CHESAPEAKE BAY (@TheHistoryPress) is a fascinating history of intrigue, plunder, and illicit commerce. 🎙️@L_Historienne gives @DrRobHistory the scoop ⤵️ newbooksnetwork.com/jamie-l-…
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(Filibustering History) Zeb Larson - Freelance Writer ift.tt/32pvo0k
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Question for people who’ve been through a PhD program: Did your program offer an Intro to Graduate Studies course to teach you about the profession, job market, academic publishing, etc.? Feel free to comment below.
19%Yes
81%No
1,181 votes • Final results
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3.5 percent of med school applicants major in #humanities but their acceptance rate is higher (50 percent) than the overall rate (41 percent). An emphasis on humanities trains doctors to become proficient in the social and cultural context of health care. bit.ly/2kgAtmK
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When Cliff Manko interviewed for his first job in corporate finance at Houghton Mifflin, the publishing firm's CEO was far more interested in his history degree than his CPA. bit.ly/2KPYeNH
During his internship with the @Chiefs, Reeves learned that "the essential skills of academic work . . . really are the same skills corporate employers demand." #AHACareerDiversity blog.historians.org/2018/04/…
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🔊 Listen as four women from #SNHU discuss their own personal stories of working in #STEM. #WomeninTech #podcast teapaw.org/cards/plg7…
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The Eliot Fellowship offers a $5,000 stipend to a scholar who will research and write about the history of Mount Desert Island. mdihistory.org/wp-content/up…
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Replying to @jillianhartley
@jillianhartley's other recommendation from Episode 13: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan's The National Parks: America's Best Idea, a documentary series on PBS. pbs.org/nationalparks/
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