Last week, we hosted a Job Talk Success in Academia event! 🙌 Senior Ph.D. students had the chance to learn from a diverse panel of USC Ph.D. alumni, all currently in tenure-track positions, as well as USC faculty. A big thank you to our incredible panelists!

Such a great turnout for our 'Ph.D. Proposal Preparation: How to Navigate Quals' event! 🎓✨ Huge thanks to our amazing Ph.D. candidate panelists for sharing their insights on the quals process. From preparation tips to candid advice, they gave our PhD students great guidance.💬

On Tuesday, our first-year Ph.D. students took a major step in Communicating Their Scholarship at our Elevator Pitch Workshop! 📷 With the help of our amazing group facilitators, students practiced their pitches, received feedback, and learned how to share their research! #PhD

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Managing Difficult Dialogues event, led by Dr. Quade French, Associate Dean of Academic Culture and Well-Being! We were thrilled to welcome nearly 200 attendees, for an insightful session on navigating conversations in academic spaces🌟

The Dornsife Ph.D. Academy wishes you a restful and joyous Thanksgiving break! 🦃

As this year comes to an end, join us for the End of Semester Holiday Party for all Dornsife Ph.D. students! See you there & Happy Holidays. ☃️ All invited guests should have received an email invitation with details to RSVP! #phdacademy #usc #dornsifephdacademy #graduatestudent

The Dornsife Ph.D. Academy wishes you a joyous holiday season and a bright new year! Thank you for being part of our community—we hope you enjoy a restful and safe winter recess. We can’t wait to see you in 2025! ❄️ #HappyHolidays #USCDornsife #DornsifePhDAcademy

Last week, the Dornsife Ph.D. Academy hosted the event 'Building Winning Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters' with the USC Career Center. Sarah Oh, Senior Career Advisor for Doctoral Programs, delivered a great presentation, sharing tips to stand out in job applications. 📷 #PhD

Last evening, the Dornsife Ph.D. Academy hosted a fantastic event on Finding Funding for 2nd and 3rd-year Ph.D. students. Our amazing panelists shared invaluable insights and strategies for securing funding opportunities. A big thank you for their expertise and to all who came!

On Tuesday, the Dornsife Ph.D. Academy hosted an event on Choosing Your Committee Members for first-year Ph.D. students! Our incredible panelists—Ashley Cohen, Darren Ruddell, and Karen Lloyd—shared expert advice on selecting mentors who will support you in your Ph.D. journey!

Calling all Ph.D. students!  Join us for Meet Alumni in Diverse Careers on Wednesday, Feb 12th! Connect with Dornsife Ph.D. alumni who have built successful careers beyond academia. Our panelists are from Wild Blue Studios, Gilead Sciences, Pivot Bio, and Analysis Group. #PhD

Last night, we hosted "Ph.D. Alumni in Diverse Careers", led by our amazing Ph.D. alumni and industry experts Christopher McGeorge, Nicole Ratib, Jorge Osuna, and Juan Espinosa-Torres. Our panelists covered transferable skills to insightful career advice as USC Ph.D. alumni! #USC

Dornsife Graduate Students, discover the bridge between academic excellence and industry innovation at USC Dornsife Industry Days! You will have the opportunity to hear from and network with a panel of industry representatives, and participate in a poster competition!

That’s a wrap on our Networking Workshop! Last night, we had an incredible session with Ariadne Cheng from the USC Career Center, who shared valuable networking strategies, resources, and tips to help our first-year Dornsife Ph.D. students build meaningful connections. 📷

Negotiating a job offer can feel daunting, but our incredible panel of USC faculty helped demystify the process! 📷 Thank you to our panelists for sharing their insights on salary negotiations, evaluating offers, and advocating for fair compensation.

The Dornsife Ph.D. Academy is excited to invite you to our last event of the year, our End of Semester Certificate Celebration on May 1! We will celebrate together and provide our Ph.D. Academy Certificate in Communication, Leadership, and Management to all certificate awardees.

Huge congrats to our amazing Ph.D. Academy Certificate awardees in Leadership, Communication, and Management! 👏 It was such a joy connecting with Dornsife Ph.D. students at our End of Semester Social & Certificate Celebration. Wishing you all a strong finish to the semester!

We are proud to feature Magdalene Isabel Marie Smith, who's graduating on May 14 with her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences! Her research on mercury and climate change is incredible. We can't wait to see what she does next! 🎓✨ #PhDHooding #USCDornsife Read more: dornsife.usc.edu/phd-academy/gr…

Thrilled to feature Kayla Wolf, a graduating Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations! She credits the incredible women in her cohort for making her Ph.D. journey unforgettable ❤️💛🎓 #PhDHooding #USCDornsife #POIR Read more: dornsife.usc.edu/phd-academy/gr…

We welcome first-year students to join us for an interactive workshop, Balancing Ph.D. Life: Time Management. Experienced students will share strategies to save time & meet deadlines, balance research & life, and build sustainable habits for long-term success! 📕