Dear Graduate Students, Please see the attached flyer, and below, for details about a panel discussion on pursuing a PhD, hosted by the MA in Liberal Studies at the CUNY graduate center. It's a great opportunity to see what applying to doctoral programs entails. All best wishes, Andrea Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY From: "Koutsis, Katherine" <KKoutsis@gc.cuny.edu<mailto:KKoutsis@gc.cuny.edu>> Subject: FW: Why and How to Apply for a PhD: A panel on Pursuing Doctoral Studies Friday April 4, 2014, 4-6 pm- Room C197, Graduate Center Date: March 17, 2014 at 10:19:57 AM EDT To: "Koutsis, Katherine" <KKoutsis@gc.cuny.edu<mailto:KKoutsis@gc.cuny.edu>> From: Macaulay_Lewis, Elizabeth Dear Students, Some of you may be considering doctoral studies. If so or if you want to learn more about pursing doctoral studies, please join us on Friday April 5th at 4 pm to listen to a panel of faculty and current graduate students discuss their experience of the application process for a PhD, the nature of doctoral studies, why or why not to apply to pursue a PhD, and other important information about the application process. All students from all programs and campuses are welcome. Please let your friends from other programs know about the panel, if they would like to come along. A flyer with all of the details is attached. Kind Regards, Elizabeth Why and How to Apply for a PhD: A panel on Pursuing Doctoral Studies Friday April 4, 2014, 4-6 pm- Room C197, GC Are you interested in applying for a PhD and want to learn more about this process? Come listen to a panel of faculty and students discuss their experience of the admissions process and why to pursue doctoral studies. Panelists: Dr. Jennifer Furlong, Director of Career Planning and Professional Development, the Graduate Center, CUNY. Professor Glenn Hendler, Associate Professor, Chair of the English Department, Fordham University. Professor Kristen M. Shockley, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Baruch College, the Graduate Center, CUNY. Aneta Samkoff, PhD Student, Art History Department, the Graduate Center, CUNY. Nora Slonimsky, PhD Student, History Department, the Graduate Center, CUNY. Moderator: Professor Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Visiting Assistant Professor and Deputy Executive Officer, MA in Liberal Studies, the Graduate Center, CUNY.