Brandeis overhauls Ph.D. training in the humanities

Image:  Most Ph.D. students won’t end up getting a tenure-track faculty job due to there being many more would-be assistant professors than available positions. Brandeis University is among a growing number of institutions to face that reality head-on. It has encouraged graduate students, faculty members and academic programs in the humanities and social sciences to complement traditional Ph.D. training with skills development and experiences that don’t center faculty work. Some departments...