This article explains how English PhD students are well suited for careers in career development. Drawing on competencies identified by the Graduate Career Consortium, the authors highlight four key areas: teaching and mentoring, career coaching, interdisciplinary knowledge, and program administration. Through classroom instruction, mock job application assignments, cross-disciplinary teaching, and event planning, doctoral students build transferable skills in communication, advising, and leadership. These experiences prepare them to guide students in exploring career paths and articulating professional goals. The authors encourage PhDs to view career development as a meaningful path that builds on—rather than abandons—their academic training.

How could virtual reality be best used for public humanities? One immediate thought is that virtual reality would be an excellent tool for teaching history.

The New Yorker just released its first special issue devoted to science fiction, including contributions from genre giants like Ursula K. Le Guin and Ray Bradbury as well as rising "literary fiction" stars like Junot Díaz and Karen Russell.

Consider this a memo from a dying tribe.

As I teach Don Quixote once again, I am struck by how difficult it is to avoid converting the book into either a tragedy or a satire.  Auerbach should provide a remedy, but his discussion of the novel's "gay wisdom" does not seem to speak to students.