What’s a Religion or Theology PhD to Do? A Workshop for Graduate Students, Administrators, and Faculty

This workshop invites graduate students, administrators, and faculty to imagine religion and theology PhD programs in ways that prepare students for diverse careers after the PhD. It will operate on the premise that programs can employ a more “agnostic” approach to career outcomes and prepare students for both faculty and non-faculty positions. The workshop will introduce practical resources for career exploration, discuss both explicit and implicit challenges to diverse careers, share both low- and high-effort strategies for professional development within programs, and suggest ways that our guild can adapt strategies modeled in other academic societies. This is an opportunity for honest conversation, ideas exchange, and to create a learning community.