People frequently ask for recommendations of resources and background reading on graduate education reform and career paths for humanities scholars. Here are a few of the things I often suggest.

[This was originally posted at my personal site; please build on it!]

• #alt-academy is an excellent resource on a wide range of topics related to varied career paths. The site has several open calls for papers at the moment, so browse, read, and submit!
• The Praxis Network features a small few like-minded, differently-structured programs that are all rethinking humanities pedagogy and scholarship. It’s a great place to get new ideas.
• This database is a good starting point to get a sense of the kinds of careers that people pursue after grad school. Want to add your name? Please do!
• Two good compilations of resources are available on David J. Drysdale’s website and from the Liberal Arts Career Services center at the University of Texas
• These two pieces by Bethany Nowviskie:  “Two and a Half Cheers for the Lunaticks” and “It Starts on Day One”
• Reports and resources from SCI’s meetings on the graduate education (Oct 2012, March 2013)
• Fear of Being Useful> (Inside Higher Ed, Jan 2012) on the value of the humanities
• The Radical New Humanities PhD (Inside Higher Ed, May 2012), which mentions ways that existing programs are rethinking their structure/curriculum
• No More Plan B,” by Anthony T. Grafton and James Grossman (AHA, Oct 2011)
• The executive summary [pdf] of the recent CGS/ETS study, Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers. This study is great for contextualizing employment issues across a broader range of disciplines
• This section of Hacking the Academy
• VersatilePhD can be a useful resource, especially if you study or work at a member institution
• This public Zotero collection may be useful

There are many other great resources out there, so please add to the list!