Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Professional Development

Whether you are just starting or are about to finish your degree, the resources we provide are for you.

We offer career and professional development services for PhD and Masters students in all departments and in all stages of their career (in fact, we encourage you to come meet us early on in your graduate career!). Our goal is to enable students to pursue fulfilling careers in the private sector, academia, nonprofits and government. 

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Liz Mahon, winner of the 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

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Alumni Profiles

Adrianna Shy

Adrianna Shy, PhD’23 (Chemistry): Scientist, AltPep Corporation
Aneil Tripathy

Aneil Tripathy, PhD’21 (Anthropology): Impact Fellow, MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium
Julia Bandini

Julia Bandini, PhD’19 (Sociology): Associate Behavioral/Social Scientist, RAND Corporation
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Latest News

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GSAS Featured in Inside Higher Ed

Read how GSAS is complementing traditional PhD training with skills development and experiences for students in the humanities and social sciences with the Connected PhD program.

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GSAS Partners with the MLA and Middlesex Community College for Reading-Writing Pedagogy Institute

GSAS hosted Brandeis’s inaugural summer Teaching Institute in Reading-Writing Pedagogy, in partnership with Middlesex Community College and the Modern Language Association (MLA). 

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