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Resources for PhD Students
(And for Those Considering It)

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Many of these links will lead you to numerous other resources.  I recommend googling "Getting a PhD in [Field You Are Considering]" or just "Getting a PhD" for anyone considering doctoral studies. 

    General Resources About Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education  - This is essentially the trade paper for higher education.

InsideHigherEd.com

Grad Matters: The Tufts Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Blog - Covers material relevant to all graduate students

The Professor Is In - Doctor Karen's Wisdom on Grad School, the Job Market, and Tenure

Matt Might's Grad School Resource Page - Some great info from statistical analysis professor. 

Jay Lemke's Resources for New Researchers - From a senior research scientist. 

VersatilePhD - For nonacademic career tracks.

PhD Comics - Required Reading

Academia.edu - Academic Social Network/Resource Sharing

Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Getting an M.A. or Ph.D. - A book worth checking out.

"Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs"  - Some quick worthwhile advice from recent PhDs

"Can't-Miss Tips for Writing a Thesis or Dissertation" - Via Tufts GSAS. I am among the people quoted in this article.

"In Which I Write About Writing About Books" - Blog post from this site about writing academic book reviews. 

PhD2Published.com

The Thesis Whisperer

Getting Started: Social Media for Academics - A resource put together by Mark Carrigan. 

OnlinePhD.org - Another well put together general resource



    Links to Theatre, Performance Studies, and Dramaturgy Resources and Scholarly Organizations

ATHE - The Association for Theatre in Higher Education

ASTR - American Society for Theatre Research


PSi - Performance Studies international

LMDA - Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas

ACA/PCA - Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association


Theater Historigraphy - A Gathering Place for Theater Scholars and Students to Share Tools

The Comparative Drama Conference

Billy Rose Theatre Division - New York Public Library

Harvard Theatre Collection

Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics


American Theatre Archive Project



    Other Resources for Scholars

Perseus Digital Library - Tufts University


Project Gutenberg

ProQuest

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WorldCat





Google Scholar

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