[Air-L] Reminder: It's time to encourage students to consider Ph.D. programs (and: consider ours!)
Waliya, Yohanna Joseph
waliyayohannajoseph at unical.edu.ng
Fri Nov 5 12:08:33 PDT 2021
My master programme will end early next year by January 2022. I wrote my thesis in French on Twitterature and Twitterbot poetry. Am I eligible to apply for PhD in your institution?
Yohanna Joseph Waliya
Enseignant et chercheur à l'université de Calabar.
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To: 'Christian Sandvig' <csandvig at umich.edu>; 'Paula Todd' <paulatoddmedia at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Air-L] Reminder: It's time to encourage students to consider Ph.D. programs (and: consider ours!)
I'd like to add that, as a first step, it's important to encourage some students to consider a Master's degree. I, too, hope we nurture some gems towards a PhD. But consider three factors...
Any form is grad school is beyond the imagination of some students, particular many first-generation college students for whom getting in to college was the goal. Their vision and ambition, of getting in and attending college, may or may not have looked as far ahead as *completing* the BA, much less anything beyond that. A PhD will seem to many of them an insurmountable, unreachable farce of a suggestion.
By expanding their consciousness to include the possibility that they might get a Master's, yes, some will eye and enter terminal Master's - and that's not a terrible thing. Anyone who gains additional training, education, work experience, etc. improves their self-awareness and potential social contributions, in addition to their marketability. And the marginal ROI on a BA may be diminishing, as market expectations that someone has more increase.
Last but not least, entry to a PhD program in some fields often de facto requires a Master's degree from elsewhere. I know a handful of cohorts of Sociology students, at several California universities, where 11 of 12 accepted and enrolled already had a terminal MA from elsewhere. Maybe that's just a correlate of other factors that made them better candidates - but the very high (and seemingly consistent) ratio implies that doctoral programs may be looking for, at least selecting for, that additional preparation.
-eg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of Christian Sandvig
> Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 9:54 AM
> To: Paula Todd <paulatoddmedia at gmail.com>
> Cc: List Aoir <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Reminder: It's time to encourage students to consider Ph.D.
> programs (and: consider ours!)
>
> Thanks Paula, absolutely! I meant for you to take my list and modify it for your
> institution. The selfish reality is that I am also trying to recruit applicants to my
> particular PhD programs with this list, so it describes my program. But feel free
> to steal the text and modify as necessary! Best, Christian
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM Paula Todd <paulatoddmedia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes ... but a quick addition ... some universities do offer PhDs on a
> > *part-time* basis, not just to full-time students. That might be worth
> > adding as people in challenging circumstances (caregivers, and those
> > with intersectional, physical, and income challenges) often work more
> > than one job and/or have demands that put the luxury and joy of
> > studying full-time out of reach. This is a painful reality for many,
> > but as you so inspiringly point out, there are ways to get the education you
> deserve!
> >
> > PJ
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 10:17 AM Mark Chen <markchen at u.washington.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Christian,
> >>
> >> Thank you for writing and including that list faq. It's soooo useful
> >> and does a great job of making the whole thing less opaque!
> >>
> >> mark
> >>
> >> On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 5:17 AM Christian Sandvig <csandvig at umich.edu>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Dear AoIR colleagues,
> >> >
> >> > I sent this email out at about this time last year and I received
> >> > some positive feedback from it so I thought I would send it again this year.
> >> I
> >> > decided to go to grad school when one of my profs suggested it. At
> >> > that time I was not very clear about what a PhD was. That
> >> > conversation
> >> changed
> >> > my life. If you are a professor I'm writing to ask you to consider
> >> having
> >> > this conversation with your promising students right now. If you
> >> > are a student, maybe there is no prof like that who can have this
> >> > conversation with you, so please feel free imagine that I'm having it with
> you.
> >> >
> >> > We are recruiting in my PhD program (
> >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lab.csandvig.p
> >> >
> eople.si.umich.edu_join_&d=DwIGaQ&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vEiFxvFRfQt
> >> > p-j14fFwh71U&r=GkVr_WnzKhJSEnJfRRWR3pxvkEQQVBgue-
> uUa05rcls&m=Np79Ja
> >> >
> eN224DJYRXmVwFwZ4XpZ5id2hrX0VbSEshUKZZHaJhp7RKrd5P47z4YRmT&s=gZg
> nsQ
> >> > p_J4LE4xoAkshxzvt4hsZx06Hx5T7dBTsz6os&e= ). One of the challenges
> >> for
> >> > prospective Ph.D. students, especially those from groups that are
> >> > underrepresented in doctoral education, is simply that it is hard
> >> > to
> >> figure
> >> > out how Ph.D. programs work in plain language. Here's how our Ph.D.
> >> program
> >> > works -- many US institutions work the same way:
> >> >
> >> > - The deadline is usually December 1 every year.
> >> > - The GRE exam isn’t required.
> >> > - If the application fee (US$70-90) is a barrier to your
> >> application, we
> >> > will waive the fee. Write to the relevant graduate program’s
> >> > email address
> >> > for help with this.
> >> > - The Ph.D. is full-time. Part-time degrees are not possible.
> >> > - The Ph.D. takes about 4 years to complete. Usually the first 2
> >> years
> >> > involve mostly coursework, the last 2 years involve mostly research.
> >> > - You do not have to pay tuition to get a Ph.D. Successful applicants
> >> > are paid for 4 years as apprentice teachers and researchers.
> >> > During
> >> this
> >> > time you make about US$23,000 per year for about 8 months of work.
> >> > Summer
> >> > funding is also possible. You receive health, life, and dental
> >> > insurance.
> >> > - You do not need to be a US Citizen to be admitted. International
> >> > students are common. You do not need to be a US Citizen to have your
> >> > tuition paid and receive the money described just above.
> >> > - You don’t need a master’s degree to apply, but it may help you
> >> stand
> >> > out from other applicants.
> >> > - You do need a bachelor’s degree to apply, but it does not have
> >> > to
> >> be
> >> > in a particular field. You can apply with any bachelor’s degree
> >> > if
> >> you
> >> > make
> >> > the case that you have some relevant background or experience.
> >> > - Ph.D. students are adults. It is completely OK to return to
> >> > school
> >> for
> >> > the Ph.D. after working.
> >> > - There is additional funding for students whose admission will
> >> reduce
> >> > disparities in graduate education. You do not need to apply
> >> separately
> >> > for
> >> > this funding, but you must mention the relevant circumstances in your
> >> > application, for instance in your personal statement. As one example,
> >> > additional resources may be available if you are a US citizen,
> >> > green card
> >> > holder, or DACA and you:
> >> > - have an educational, cultural, or geographic background that is
> >> > underrepresented
> >> > - have demonstrated a commitment to diversity
> >> > - have experienced financial hardship
> >> > - are the first in your family to graduate from a four-year
> >> college
> >> > - are the first in your family to be a US Citizen
> >> > - It’s OK if you don’t e-mail your prospective advisor(s) in
> >> advance, or
> >> > if you do e-mail them and they don’t respond. Your application
> >> > will still
> >> > be considered seriously. A lot of profs don’t answer these
> >> > e-mails because
> >> > they receive so many, or they only reach out only to admitted Ph.D.
> >> > students not prospective ones.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Some additional details that only apply to our lab group: It's a
> >> > little personally embarrassing, but in order to improve our
> >> > outreach to prospective students I've been experimenting with
> >> > video. My video is a little bit like a late-night TV ad for a
> >> > used-car lot, except I'm advertising getting a PhD in Information
> >> > OR Communication & Media with
> >> my
> >> > lab group:
> >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lab.csandvig.p
> >> >
> eople.si.umich.edu_join_&d=DwIGaQ&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vEiFxvFRfQt
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> >> >
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> nsQ
> >> > p_J4LE4xoAkshxzvt4hsZx06Hx5T7dBTsz6os&e=
> >> >
> >> > Infra.Lab is a multi-disciplinary research group at the University
> >> > of Michigan dedicated to “just” technology (as in justice) at the
> >> > ESC
> >> Center.
> >> > We investigate the intermingled social and technical aspects of
> >> computing
> >> > and digital media technologies and their implications for society.
> >> > Our approaches include human-computer interaction; science and
> >> > technology studies; policy research on politics, laws, and
> >> > institutions; design; software development; artistic practice; and
> >> > more. Our recent work has focused on racial and gender
> >> > discrimination by algorithmic systems, negative consequences of
> >> > targeted advertising, inequality and social
> >> media
> >> > use, and the future of technology policy. We are recruiting
> >> > prospective Ph.D. students with interests in tech and human rights,
> >> > civil rights, social justice, racial justice, and inequality.
> >> >
> >> > We are building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. We
> >> > particularly want applications from people who are interested in
> >> addressing
> >> > the perspectives or needs of groups that have been historically
> >> underserved
> >> > by academic research, computing, and digital media.
> >> >
> >> > Please feel free to forward this email or steal text from it for
> >> > your
> >> own
> >> > purposes.
> >> >
> >> > Sincerely,
> >> > Christian
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Christian Sandvig
> >> > Director, Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing (ESC) H.
> >> > Marshall McLuhan Collegiate Professor Information, Communication &
> >> > Media University of Michigan
> >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__esc.umich.edu_&
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> You see before you *Mark Chen, PhD*.
> >> Above his head appears a label that changes every time you look at it
> >> between "*Hoodie-Wearing Games Scholar Thug*," "*PT Lecturer at UW
> >> Bothell*," and "*A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright
> >> and wonderful
> >> future.*
> >> "
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> check out his website (*markdangerchen.net*
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> or respond to this email?
> >> His desk and surroundings are on fire as he smiles and says,
> >> "*everything is fine*."
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